Transport services2

1

The following transport services are important public services for the purposes of section 226 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992—

a

any bus service which is a London local service as defined in section 179(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 19993;

b

passenger railway services;

c

civil air traffic control services provided by persons licensed by virtue of requirements in Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/340 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures relating to air traffic controllers’ licences and certificates pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/20114;

d

airport security services provided by workers at airports who—

i

control access to a secure area of an airport;

ii

screen persons entering a secure area;

iii

screen items or vehicles entering a secure area;

iv

search secure areas; or

v

patrol secure areas;

e

port security services provided by workers at ports who—

i

control access to a restricted area of a port;

ii

screen persons entering a restricted area;

iii

screen items or vehicles entering a restricted area;

iv

search restricted areas; or

v

patrol restricted areas.

2

In this regulation—

  • “heritage vehicle” means an historical or special type of railway vehicle exclusively or primarily used for tourist, educational or recreational purposes;

  • “network”, “railway vehicle”, “station services” and “train” have the meanings given by section 83 of the Railways Act 19935;

  • “passenger railway services” means any of the following—

    1. a

      services for the carriage of passengers by railway or tramway;

    2. b

      services for the maintenance of passenger trains or of the network;

    3. c

      signalling or controlling the operation of the network;

    4. d

      any station services that are essential to enable passenger trains to operate safely and securely;

    but does not include any service for the carriage of passengers—

    1. i

      using a heritage vehicle;

    2. ii

      on a railway which the Office of Rail and Road6 determines in accordance with regulation 2A(1) of the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 20067 is a heritage, museum or tourist railway that operates on its own network; or

    3. iii

      that starts or terminates outside Great Britain.

  • “railway” and “tramway” have the meanings given by section 67 of the Transport and Works Act 19928.