The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

12.  In regulation 20 (co-operation in the allocation of infrastructure capacity crossing more than one network)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “of the rail system within the European Union” substitute “ , including a train path which crosses between a network in the United Kingdom and a network in the European Union ”;

(b) after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A) Infrastructure managers required to cooperate in the allocation of infrastructure capacity crossing more than one network by paragraph (2)(a), must provide, without delay, all the information requested by the Office of Rail and Road which is necessary for the purpose of handing an appeal or an own initiative investigation on issues of access or charging relating to an international train path.”;

(c) in paragraph (5), for “European Union law on rail freight oriented networks” substitute “ Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight ”;

(d) in paragraph (6) for “European Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(e) omit paragraph (7);

(f) in paragraph (8) for “under Part 6” substitute “ under paragraph 12 and Part 6 ”;

(g) after paragraph (11) insert—

“(12) The Office of Rail and Road must review decisions and practices of infrastructure managers required to co-operate over train services which cross more than one network under this regulation, that implement provisions in these Regulations or which otherwise facilitate international rail transport.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 12 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(3)(b)