51ORR to assist and advise national authoritiesE+W+S
(1)It shall be the duty of the [F1Office of Rail and Road] to comply with every reasonable requirement of the Secretary of State—
(a)to provide him with information or advice about a matter connected with a function or other activity of his in relation to railways or railway services;
(b)to provide him with information or advice about a matter relevant to the railway safety purposes; or
(c)otherwise to provide him with assistance in relation to a matter that is connected with such a function or activity or is relevant to those purposes.
(2)It shall be the duty of the [F1Office of Rail and Road] to comply with every reasonable requirement of the Scottish Ministers—
(a)to provide them with information or advice about a matter connected with a function or other activity of theirs in relation to railways or railway services; or
(b)otherwise to provide them with assistance in relation to a matter that is connected with such a function or activity.
[F2(3)It shall be the duty of the Office of Rail and Road to comply with every reasonable requirement of the Welsh Ministers—
(a)to provide them with information or advice about a matter connected with a function or other activity of theirs in relation to railways or railway services; or
(b)otherwise to provide them with assistance in relation to a matter that is connected with such a function or activity.]
(4)References in this section to the functions of a person in relation to railways or railway services include references, in particular, to all that person's functions under Part 1 of the 1993 Act, Part 4 of the 2000 Act or this Act.
(5)In this section “railway safety purposes” has the same meaning as in Schedule 3.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 51 substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 3(q)
F2S. 51(3) substituted (13.6.2018) by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/631), art. 1(2)(b)(xvi), Sch. para. 61
Commencement Information
I1S. 51(1)(a)(c)(3)(4) in force at 8.6.2005 by S.I. 2005/1444, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
I2S. 51(1)(b)(5) in force at 1.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/266, art. 2(2), Sch.
I3S. 51(2) in force at 16.10.2005 by S.I. 2005/2812, art. 2(1), Sch. 1