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1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the functions of the Office of Rail Regulation are to—

a

secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work;

b

protect others against risks to health and safety in connection with the activities of persons at work;

c

control the manufacture and placing on the market of articles and substances.

2

The functions of the Office of Rail Regulation—

a

only apply in relation to the manufacture, placing on the market and use of asbestos fibres in so far as this relates to the operation of a railway; and

b

do not apply in relation to Northern Ireland.

3

In sub-paragraph (2) “operation of a railway” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006.