PART 12ENFORCEMENT
Anti-fraud measures39
The Department and railway undertakings must take such steps as are reasonably necessary to avoid—
a
the falsification of train driving licences and train driving certificates; and
b
the tampering with the registers required by regulations 22 and 23.
Enforcement40
1
It is the duty of the Department to make adequate arrangements for the enforcement of these Regulations.
2
Subject to paragraph (4), the provisions of the 1978 Order specified in paragraph (3) (“the specified provisions”) apply for the purpose of the enforcement of these Regulations as if in the specified provisions—
a
a reference to the “enforcing authority” was a reference to the Department;
b
a reference to the “relevant statutory provisions” was a reference to these Regulations;
c
a reference to “health and safety regulations” was a reference to these Regulations;
d
in article 31(2) the reference to “Schedule 3A” was a reference to Schedule 8 to these Regulations14.
3
The provisions of the 1978 Order referred to in paragraph (2) are as follows—
a
articles 21 and 22 (appointment and powers of inspectors)15 excluding article 22(3);
b
articles 23 and 24 (improvement and prohibition notices)16;
c
article 25 (provisions supplementary to articles 23 and 24)17;
d
article 26 (appeal against improvement and prohibition notices);
e
article 28 (power to indemnify inspectors);
f
article 30 (restrictions on disclosure of information)18;
g
articles 31(1)(c), (e) to (h), (j) to (o) and (2), 32(1)(c) and (d) and (2), 33, 34(1) and (2), 34 to 38 and 39(1) to (3) (provision as to offences19; and
4
A failure to discharge a duty placed on the Department by these Regulations shall not be an offence under section 31(1) of the 1978 Order.