Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Summary

3. Territorial Extent

   1. Scotland

   2. Northern Ireland

   3. Territorial application: Wales

4. The Act

   1. Part 1 - Investigation of Railway Accidents

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on sections

         1. Section 1: Meaning of “railway” and “railway property”

         2. Section 2: Meaning of “railway accident” and “railway incident”

         3. Section 3: Establishment

         4. Section 4: General Aims

         5. Section 5: Assistance to others

         6. Section 6: Annual Report

         7. Section 7: Investigations

         8. Section 8: Investigator’s powers

         9. Section 9: Regulations

         10. Section 10: Requirement to Investigate

         11. Section 11: Accident regulations

      3. Public Sector financial and manpower cost

      4. Human Rights assessment

   2. Part 2 - Office of Rail Regulation

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on sections

         1. Section 15: Establishment & Schedule 1: Office of Rail Regulation

         2. Section 16: Transfer of functions

   3. Schedule 2 – Abolition of Rail Regulator: consequential amendments

   4. Schedule 3 – Abolition of Rail Regulator: savings, etc.

      1. Public Sector financial and manpower cost

      2. Human Rights assessment

   5. Part 3 – British Transport Police

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on Sections

         1. Section 18 & Schedule 4: The British Transport Police Authority

            1. Membership of the Police Authority

            2. Pensions

         2. Sections 21-26: Senior officers and constables of the BTP

         3. Section 28: Exercise of powers by civilians

         4. Section 29: Terms of employment

         5. Section 31: Jurisdiction

         6. Section 32: Prosecution

         7. Sections 33-35: Police Services Agreements

         8. Section 36-45: Police Regulations

         9. Section 46: Conditions of service: Transport Police Conference

         10. Sections 47-49: Codes of Practice and service outside the BTP

         11. Sections 50-55: Planning

         12. Sections 56-61: Information etc

         13. Section 63-67: Inspection

         14. Section 73: transitional and incidental provision

      3. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      4. Human Rights assessment

   6. Part 4 - Shipping: Alcohol and Drugs

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on sections

         1. Section 78: Professional staff on duty

         2. Section 79: Professional staff off duty

         3. Section 80: Non-professionals

         4. Section 83: Specimens, &c.

         5. Section 84: Detention pending arrival of police

         6. Section 86: Right of entry

         7. Section 88: Orders and regulations

         8. Section 90: Crown application &c.

         9. Section 91: Territorial application

      3. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      4. Human Rights assessment

   7. Part 5 - Aviation: Alcohol and Drugs

      1. Background

      2. Commentary on sections

         1. Section 92: Being unfit for duty

         2. Section 93: Prescribed limit

         3. Section 94: Aviation functions

         4. Section 95: Penalty

         5. Section 96: Specimens, &c.

         6. Sections 97 and 98: Arrest without a warrant, Right of entry

         7. Sections 100 and 101: Crown and military application

         8. Section 102: Territorial application

      3. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      4. Human Rights assessment

   8. Part 6 – Miscellaneous

      1. Section 103: International Carriage by Rail

         1. Background

         2. Commentary on section

   9. Schedule 6 – Convention on International Carriage by Rail

      1. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      2. Human Rights assessment

         1. Section 104: Office of Rail Regulation: general duties

         2. Section 105: Railway safety levy

      3. Background

      4. Commentary on section

      5. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      6. Human Rights assessment

         1. Section 106: Railway security services

      7. Background

      8. Commentary on section

      9. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      10. Human Rights assessment

          1. Section 107 & Schedule 7 – Road traffic: testing for drink and drugs

          2. Section 108: Traffic regulation on long-distance routes

          3. Section 109: Road traffic: fixed penalty

          4. Section 110: Seat belts: delivery drivers

          5. Section 111: Highways: snow and ice

      11. Background

          1. Section 112: Shipping legislation: application to structures, craft &c.

          2. Section 113: Maritime security services

      12. Background

      13. Commentary on section

      14. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      15. Human Rights assessment

          1. Sections 114 and 115: Railways in London: transfers & information

      16. Background

      17. Commentary on sections

      18. Public sector financial and manpower cost

      19. Human Rights assessment

   10. Part 7 – General

       1. Section 116: Schedules 1 & 4: sequestration, &c. in Scotland

       2. Section 120: Commencement

5. Summary of the Regulatory Appraisal

   1. Rail Accident Investigation Branch

   2. Office of Rail Regulation

   3. British Transport Police

   4. Shipping and aviation: Alcohol and drugs

   5. International Carriage by Rail

   6. Greater London Authority

   7. Hansard references