The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

PART 2 Amendment of subordinate legislation

Amendment of the Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations Regulations 2010

2.  The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations Regulations 2010(1) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 3(1), at the end of the definition of “the European Regulation” insert “as amended by the Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018”;

(b) in regulation 13(1), omit “the purposes of Article 30(1) of”;

(c) in regulation 18(1), (2), (3) and (4), for “under Article 30(2) of the European Regulation”, substitute “about an alleged infringement of the European Regulation”.

Amendment of the Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Exemptions) Regulations 2014

3.  The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Exemptions) Regulations 2014(2) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 3, at the end of the definition of “the European Regulation” insert “as amended by the Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018”;

(b) for regulation 4(1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to paragraph (2), domestic rail passenger services are exempt from the provisions of the European Regulation.”.

Amendment of the Rail Passengers Rights and Obligations (Designation and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

4.  The Rail Passengers Rights and Obligations (Designation and Enforcement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017(3) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 2, at the end of the definition of “Regulation 1371/2007” insert “as amended by the Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018”;

(b) for regulation 4(1), substitute—

“(1) The Department for Infrastructure(4) is the body responsible for the enforcement of Regulation 1371/2007.”;

(c) for regulation 5(1), substitute—

“(1) The Consumer Council(5) is the designated body to which any passenger may submit a complaint about an alleged contravention of Regulation 1371/2007.”;

(d) in regulation 7, omit “For the purposes of Article 32 of Regulation 1371/2007”.

(1)

S.I. 2010/1504 which has been amended by S.I. 2010/2317 and S.I. 2015/1682.

(2)

S.I. 2014/2793.

(3)

S.R. 2017 No. 84.

(4)

The Department for Regional Development was renamed the Department for Infrastructure by virtue of section 1(6) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (NI)).

(5)

The Consumer Council was established by the General Consumer Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1984, S.I. 1984 No. 1822 (N.I. 12).