Railways Act 2005

Co-operation with the HSC E+W+S

10 (1) It shall be the duty of the Office of Rail Regulation and the Health and Safety Commission— E+W+S

(a) as soon as practicable after the commencement of this paragraph, to enter into arrangements with each other for securing co-operation and the exchange of information in connection with the carrying out of safety functions;

(b) to maintain and from time to time to review those arrangements; and

(c) to revise them whenever they consider it appropriate to do so.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “safety functions” means all the functions of F1 ... the Health and Safety Executive and the safety functions of the Office of Rail Regulation.

(3) In section 18(5)(b) of the 1974 Act (duty of enforcing authority to act in accordance with guidance of HSC), at the beginning insert “ except where that authority is the Office of Rail Regulation, ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 para. 10(2) omitted (1.4.2008) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/960), art. 1, Sch. 3 (with art. 21, Sch. 2)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 10 in force at 1.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/266, art. 2(2), Sch.