The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made: 1st December 2005

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1

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PART I — PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Scope

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PART II — ACCESS TO RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES

Access and transit rights

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Access to services

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Access to training facilities

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PART III — INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

Management independence

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Separation between infrastructure management and transport operations

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Business Plans

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Network Statement

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PART IV — INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES

Establishing, determining and collecting charges

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Infrastructure costs and accounts

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Performance scheme

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Reservation charges

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PART V — ALLOCATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY

Capacity allocation

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Framework agreements

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Application for infrastructure capacity

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Scheduling and co-ordination

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Ad hoc requests

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Declaration of specialised infrastructure

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Congested infrastructure

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Capacity analysis

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Capacity enhancement plan

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Use of train paths

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Special measures to be taken in the event of disruption

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PART VI — REGULATION AND APPEALS

Regulatory body

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Appeals to the regulatory body

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Competition in the rail services market

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Provision of information to the regulatory body

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PART VII — EUROPEAN LICENCES

Prohibition of unlicensed provision of International services

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Appointment of licensing authority and grant of European licences

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Validity of European licences

32

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Monitoring, suspension and revocation of European licences

33

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PART VIII — STATEMENTS OF NATIONAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS

Prohibition on operating trains without a statement of national regulatory provisions

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Statements of national regulatory provisions (“SNRPs”)

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Condition of SNRPs

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Referral for Commission’s opinion

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Modification of SNRPs by consent

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PART IX — MISCELLANEOUS

Statutory authority to run trains

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International groupings

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Civil proceedings

41

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Making of false statements etc.

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Offences outside the United Kingdom

44

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Amendments and revocation

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SCHEDULE 1 — SERVICES TO BE SUPPLIED TO APPLICANTS

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SCHEDULE 2 — ACCESS CHARGING

Principles of access charging

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Exceptions to the charging principles

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Discounts

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SCHEDULE 3 — TIMETABLE FOR THE ALLOCATION PROCESS

Date of timetable change

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Timetable for the production of the working timetable

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SCHEDULE 4 — QUALIFICATIONS FOR EUROPEAN LICENCE

Good repute

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Financial fitness

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Professional competence

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Insurance cover

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SCHEDULE 5 — AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATION

PART I — AMENDMENTS

The Railway Fires Act 1905

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The Railways Fires Act (1905) Amendment Act 1923

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The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

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The Enterprise Act 2002

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PART II — REVOCATION

The Railway Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 1st December 2005.

B. R. D. White — A senior officer of the — Department

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: SI 1999/283

[^f00002]: SI 1996/266

[^f00003]: 1972 c. 68. By virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by section 1 of the European Economic Act 1993 (c. 51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting the agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183)

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L237, 24.8.91, p. 25: the text of the Directive is subject to the amendments in a corrigendum published in O.J. No. L305, 6.11.91. p. 22

[^f00006]: O.J. No. L175, 15.3.01, p. 1

[^f00008]: O.J. No L175, 15.3.01, p. 75

[^f00009]: O.J. No. L164, 30.4.04, p. 58

[^f00010]: O.J. No. L143, 27.6.1995, p. 70

[^f00011]: O.J. No. L175, 15.3.2001, p. 26

[^f00012]: O.J. No. L164, 30.4.2004, p. 44, to which there has been a corrigendum, which is not relevant to these Regulations

[^f00013]: O.J. No. L278, 23.12.70, p. 1–5

[^f00015]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00016]: S.I. 1980/346

[^f00017]: 1954 c. 33 (N.I.)

[^f00018]: 1981 c. 61

[^f00019]: 1955 c. 18

[^f00020]: 1955 c. 19

[^f00021]: 1957 c. 53

[^f00023]: 1905 c. 11

[^f00024]: 1923 c. 27

[^f00025]: S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19); Schedule 1A was inserted by the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10) Article 5(2), Schedule 3.

[^f00026]: 2002 c. 40

[^f00027]: S.R. 2003/53

Editorial notes

Regulatory decisions concerning international passenger services

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Competition in the rail services market

Provision of information to the regulatory body

Discounts

Access rights

Financial fitness

Professional competence

Insurance cover