The Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

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Made: 25th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 , makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 7 to that Act, a draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

PART 1 — Introduction

Citation, commencement and extent

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PART 2 — Amendment of subordinate legislation

Amendment of the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010

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the Department for Infrastructure” means the Department renamed as such by the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and originally established as the Department for Regional Development by article 3(1) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

the Directive” means Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community as amended from time to time, before and after IP completion day;

European train driving licence” means a licence issued before the end of the transitional period by a safety authority in accordance with article 14 of the Directive indicating that the holder satisfies medical, educational and professional skills for train driving;

Northern Ireland train driving licence” means a licence issued by the Department for Infrastructure under the Northern Ireland Regulations indicating that the holder satisfies medical, educational and professional skills for train driving; “the Northern Ireland Regulations” means the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 ;

Recast Safety Directive” means Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council on railway safety (recast);

safety authority” means an authority established in an EEA state, other than the Intergovernmental Commission, in accordance with article 16(1) of Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety on the Community's railways and amending Directive 95/18 EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification or article 16(1) of the Recast Safety Directive;

train driving certificate” means a certificate issued by a railway undertaking or infrastructure manager under these Regulations indicating the infrastructure on which the holder is authorised to drive and the types of train which the holder is authorised to drive;

train driving licence” means a licence issued by or on behalf of the ORR under these Regulations indicating that the holder satisfies medical, educational and professional skills requirements for train driving;

  • transitional period” means the period commencing on exit day and expiring at the end of two years.

(1) Subject to paragraph (12), a railway undertaking or infrastructure manager must not deploy a person to drive a train unless that person is authorised to do so— (a) by a train driving licence; (b) by a Northern Ireland train driving licence; or (c) during the transitional period only, by a European train driving licence.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (7) and (12) a person must not drive a train unless that person is authorised to do so by— (a) a train driving licence, a Northern Ireland train driving licence, or, during the transitional period only, a European train driving licence; and (b) a train driving certificate for the type of train driven and the infrastructure driven on, issued by the railway undertaking or infrastructure manager by whom that person is deployed to drive a train.

(4A) For the purposes of paragraphs (5) (6) (8) (12) and (13) a train driving licence includes a Northern Ireland train driving licence and, during the transitional period only, a European train driving licence.

(1) The form of a train driving licence and a train driving certificate issued under these Regulations must comply with the requirements set out in Schedule 2.

(1A) In paragraph (1) a train driving licence includes a Northern Ireland train driving licence and, during the transitional period only, a European train driving licence.

(1A) In paragraph (1) a train driving licence includes a Northern Ireland train driving licence and, during the transitional period only, a European train driving licence.

(6) For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (4) a train driving licence includes a Northern Ireland train driving licence and, during the transitional period only, a European train driving licence.

(19) (1) Without prejudice to regulation 21, if the ORR considers that the holder of a Northern Ireland train driving licence no longer satisfies a condition required for the holding of it the ORR must— (a) inform the Department for Infrastructure of this view; (b) give the Department for Infrastructure a reasoned request for a review of the holder's eligibility to hold the licence, or for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn; and (c) notify the Intergovernmental Commission of the request. (2) Without prejudice to regulation 21, if, during the transitional period, the ORR considers that the holder of a European train driving licence no longer satisfies a condition required for the holding of it the ORR— (a) must— (i) inform the Department for Infrastructure and the Intergovernmental Commission, and (ii) notify the Department for Infrastructure and the Intergovernmental Commission about any request made under (b)(ii); (b) may— (i) inform the safety authority of this view, (ii) give the safety authority a reasoned request for a review of the holder's eligibility to hold the licence, or for the licence to be suspended or withdrawn, and (iii) notify the other safety authorities of the request. (3) Pending any suspension or withdrawal of the licence, or other conclusion on the request, the ORR may prohibit the holder from driving a train in Great Britain.

(5) If the ORR exercises the power in paragraph (4) it must inform the Department for Infrastructure and the Intergovernmental Commission, and may inform the safety authorities.

(3) If the ORR takes any action under this regulation it must inform the Department for Infrastructure and the Intergovernmental Commission and may inform the safety authorities.

(26) (1) The ORR must, upon request, provide information on the status of train driving licences to the Department for Infrastructure, the Intergovernmental Commission or any employer of train drivers. (2) The ORR may provide the information mentioned in paragraph (1) to a safety authority.

(27) (1) Railway undertakings and infrastructure managers must, upon request, provide to the ORR any information relating to train driving certificates issued by them or any other functions carried out by them under these Regulations. (2) Railway undertakings and infrastructure managers may provide the information mentioned in paragraph (1) to a safety authority.

(28) (1) Railway undertakings and infrastructure managers must upon request, provide to the ORR, the Department for Infrastructure and the Intergovernmental Commission information on the content of train driving certificates issued by them in relation to train drivers on international journeys. (2) Railway undertakings and infrastructure managers may provide the information mentioned in paragraph (1) to a safety authority.

(1A) For the purposes of this regulation, during the transitional period, a recognised trainer includes a trainer accredited or recognised to act as a trainer in a member State in accordance with the requirements of article 20 of the Directive.

(b) during the transitional period, an examiner accredited or recognised to act as an examiner in a member State in accordance with the requirements of article 20 of the Directive.

(4) In this paragraph, “NTSN”, “subsystem” and “rail system” have the meanings set out in regulation 2(1) of the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011.

PART 3 — Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

Amendment of Commission Decision 2010/17/EC

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For the purposes of this Decision– (a) “accident investigation body” means an investigating body established in an EEA state in accordance with article 21 of Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18 on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification or in accordance with article 22 of Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council on railway safety ; (b) “complementary certificate” means a train driving certificate issued under the Regulations or the NI Regulations; (c) “the Department” means the Department for Infrastructure renamed as such by the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and originally established as the Department for Regional Development by article 3(1) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999; (d) “the Intergovernmental Commission” has the same meaning as in the Regulations; (e) “infrastructure manager” has, in relation to Great Britain, the same meaning as in the Regulations and, in relation to Northern Ireland, the same meaning as in the NI Regulations; (f) “the NI Regulations” means the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010; (g) “the ORR” means the Office of Rail and Road ; (h) “railway undertaking” has, in relation to Great Britain, the same meaning as in the Regulations and, in relation to Northern Ireland, the same meaning as in the NI Regulations; (i) “the Regulations” means the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010; (j) “safety authority” has the same meaning as in the Regulations;

Section 2 shall contain information about the licence issued in line with the list of requirements in Schedule 2 to the Regulations or Schedule 2 to the NI Regulations, as the case may be.

(5) Data exchange Where in accordance with Chapter 4 (access rights), access to relevant data is required to be granted, it must be granted to persons having a right of access under that Chapter, upon request and without delay, in a manner which ensures secure transmission of information and protection of personal data. In addition to the access rights granted under Chapter 4, each of the ORR and the Department may, at its discretion, grant access to information contained within the NLR to each other, the Intergovernmental Commission, a safety authority or an accident investigation body. Where such access is granted it must be in a manner which ensures secure transmission of information and protection of personal data. The ORR and the Department may offer login facilities on their websites to all who have access, provided they ensure that grounds for requests are checked.

Section 2 shall contain information about the complementary certificate issued in line with the list of requirements in paragraph 3(a) to (n) of Schedule 2 to the Regulations or paragraph 3(a) to (q) of Schedule 2 to the NI Regulations as the case may be.

(5) Data exchange Where, in accordance with Chapter 4 (Access rights), access to relevant data is required to be granted, it must be granted to the persons having a right of access under that Chapter, upon request and without delay, in a manner which ensures secure transmission of information and protection of personal data. Railway undertakings and infrastructure managers may offer login facilities on their websites to all who have access, provided they ensure that the grounds for requests are checked.

Amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) No 36/2010

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The model as set out in Annex I to this Regulation must be used for train driving licences. This format must be used when a train driving licence is issued, renewed, updated or revoked. The language used must be English.

For the purposes of this Regulation: (a) “complementary certificate” means a train driving certificate issued under the Regulations or the NI Regulations; (b) “delegated body” means a person to whom functions have been delegated by the ORR under regulation 34 of the Regulations or by the Department under regulation 20 of the NI Regulations; (c) “Data Protection Legislation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) and the Data Protection Act 2018 ; (d) “Department” means the Department for Infrastructure renamed as such by the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and originally established as the Department for Regional Development by article 3(1) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999; (e) “NI Regulations” means the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010; (f) “ORR” means the Office of Rail and Road; (g) “Regulations” means the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010; (h) “train driving licence” means a train driving licence or a Northern Ireland train driving licence as both such terms are defined in the Regulations.

The model as set out in Annex II to this Regulation must be used for complementary certificates. This format must be used when a complementary certificate is issued, renewed, updated, amended or revoked. The language used must be English.

The model set out in Annex III to this Regulation must be used for certified copies of complementary certificates issued in accordance with regulation 16(4) of the Regulations or regulation 16(3) of the NI Regulations, as the case may be.

(4) The ORR and the Department may transfer the lay-out of the model of the application form into the procedures published by each of them under regulation 10 of the Regulations or regulation 10 of the NI Regulations.

(c) the distinguishing sign of the United Kingdom, based on ISO 3166 alpha-2 code, being “UK”, printed in negative.

(b) A personal data protection statement. The need to protect personal data must be reflected in the procedure for obtaining a licence. An example of a data protection statement is set out in section 3. The ORR or the Department, may adapt it to reflect the requirements of Data Protection Legislation.

Any personal data, processed for the purpose of delivering train driving licences and to meet the requirement of the Regulations or the NI Regulations, must be processed in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.

(a) This application form must be incorporated into the ORR's and the Department's procedures for requesting a licence. The application must be accompanied by specific documents demonstrating that the applicant meets the requirements in regulation 8 of the Regulations or regulation 8 of the NI Regulations, as the case may be.

(b) The numbering system in the application form must be used.

(e) Additional information may be required by the ORR or the Department where it is necessary to check personal identities. Any such data must be recorded in fields 2.24-2.26.

The specifications for the quality of portraits, set out in Appendix 11 to Section IV of the ICAO document 9303 ‘Machine Readable Travel Documents’ (ed. 2006) apply.

(reserved for additional data) These spaces are reserved for entries by ORR or the Department to enter any necessary information required under regulation 10 of the Regulations or regulation 10 of the NI Regulations, as the case may be. Personal identification numbers may be entered here.

The candidate/driver who is the applicant must provide a signed declaration, either on paper or in electronic form, that the information provided in the application is true. The declaration will be subject to section 33(1)(k) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. 1974 Act , read with regulation 38 of the Regulations, where the licence is being applied for under the Regulations or article 31(1)(k) of the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 , read with regulation 40 of the NI Regulations, where the licence is being applied for under those Regulations. The declaration may be adapted, if needed, to take account of any relevant law, including but not limited to laws regarding misrepresentation, falsification of documents, or fraud.

(3) Protection of personal data (3) The ORR or the Department, as the case may be, must ensure that the register required by regulation 24 of the Regulations or regulations 22 of the NI Regulations complies with Data Protection Legislation. (3) The data protection statement and authorisation to be signed by the applicant, set out in section 3 of this Annex, are only examples of possible arrangements. The ORR and the Department, as the case may be, may adapt the arrangements as needed to ensure compliance with Data Protection Legislation.

(4) To obtain a new licence check box 1 in section 4 (list of documents to be appended to the application form for a train driving licence) and provide the documents listed at points 1.1 to 1.6 of section 4. - [1.2] Provide authorisation for the ORR or the Department, as the case may be, to process your personal data in accordance with Data Protection Legislation. - [1.3] The education requirements are set out in regulation 8(2)(b) and (c) of the Regulations or 8(1)(b) and (c) of the NI Regulations as the case may be. - [1.4] The physical requirements are set out in regulation 8(2)(d) of the Regulations or regulation 8(1)(d) of the NI Regulations, as the case may be. - [1.5] The psychological requirements are set out in regulation 8(2)(e) of the Regulations or regulation 8(1)(e) of the NI Regulations, as the case may be. - [1.6] The general professional competence requirements are set out in regulation 8(2)(f) of the Regulations or regulation 8(1)(f) of the NI Regulations, as the case may be.

Amendments to Commission Decision 2011/765/EU

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(h) “the Department” means the Department for Infrastructure renamed as such by the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and originally established as the Department for Regional Development by article 3(1) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999; (i) “complementary certificate” or “certificate”, when used in Articles 4, 5, 8 and 9 means a train driving certificate issued under the Regulations or the NI Regulations; (j) “the NI Regulations” means the Train Driving Licences and Certificates (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010; (k) “the ORR” means the Office of Rail and Road; (l) “train driver licence” means a train driving licence issued under the Regulations or the NI Regulations; (m) “the Regulations” means the Train Driving Licences and Certificates Regulations 2010.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Andrew Jones — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — 2019-03-25

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2018 c.16.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2010/724, amended by S.I. 2013/950, 2015/1798.

[^f00003]: 2016 c.5 (N.I.).

[^f00004]: S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1).

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L315, 3.12.2007, p.51, as amended by Commission Directive 2014/82/EU (O.J. No. L184, 25.6.2014, p.11) and Commission Directive (EU) 2016/882 (O.J. No. L146, 3.6.2016, p.22).

[^f00006]: S.R. 2010 No. 132, amended by S.R. 2013 No. 126, S.R. 2016 No. 73.

[^f00007]: O.J. No. L138, 26.5.2016, p.102.

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L164, 30.4.2004, p 44 as amended by Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast) (O.J. No. L191, 18.7.2008, p 1), Directive 2008/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L345, 23.12.2008, p 62), Commission Directive 2009/149/EC (O.J. No. L313, 28.11.2009, p 65), Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a single European railway area (recast) (O.J. No. L343, 14.12.2012, p 32) and Commission Directive 2014/88/EU (O.J. No. L201, 10.7.2014, p 44).

[^f00009]: O.J. No. L164, 30.4.2004, p 44 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00010]: O.J. No. L138, 26.5.2016, p 102.

[^f00011]: The Office of Rail and Road was established by section 15 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c.20). Section 15 was amended by S.I. 2015/1682, Schedule, Part 1, paragraph 2(b).

[^f00012]: 2003 c. 20. In accordance with section 3(3) of the 2003 Act, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch means those inspectors appointed by the Secretary of State under section 3 of that Act.

[^f00013]: 2018 c. 12.

[^f00014]: S.I. 2006/599, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00015]: S.R. 2006 No. 237, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00016]: ISBN 92-9194-753-9.

[^f00017]: 1974 c.37. There are amendments to section 33(1) but they are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00018]: S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Editorial notes

[^c23673121]: 2018 c.16.

[^c23673131]: S.I. 2010/724, amended by S.I. 2013/950, 2015/1798.

[^c23673141]: 2016 c.5 (N.I.).

[^c23673151]: S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1).

[^c23673161]: O.J. No. L315, 3.12.2007, p.51, as amended by Commission Directive 2014/82/EU (O.J. No. L184, 25.6.2014, p.11) and Commission Directive (EU) 2016/882 (O.J. No. L146, 3.6.2016, p.22).

[^c23673171]: S.R. 2010 No. 132, amended by S.R. 2013 No. 126, S.R. 2016 No. 73.

[^c23673181]: O.J. No. L138, 26.5.2016, p.102.

[^c23673191]: O.J. No. L164, 30.4.2004, p 44 as amended by Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast) (O.J. No. L191, 18.7.2008, p 1), Directive 2008/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L345, 23.12.2008, p 62), Commission Directive 2009/149/EC (O.J. No. L313, 28.11.2009, p 65), Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a single European railway area (recast) (O.J. No. L343, 14.12.2012, p 32) and Commission Directive 2014/88/EU (O.J. No. L201, 10.7.2014, p 44).

[^c23673201]: O.J. No. L164, 30.4.2004, p 44 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c23673211]: O.J. No. L138, 26.5.2016, p 102.

[^c23673221]: The Office of Rail and Road was established by section 15 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c.20). Section 15 was amended by S.I. 2015/1682, Schedule, Part 1, paragraph 2(b).

[^c23673231]: 2003 c. 20. In accordance with section 3(3) of the 2003 Act, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch means those inspectors appointed by the Secretary of State under section 3 of that Act.

[^c23673241]: 2018 c. 12.

[^c23673251]: S.I. 2006/599, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c23673261]: S.R. 2006 No. 237, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c23673271]: ISBN 92-9194-753-9.

[^c23673281]: 1974 c.37. There are amendments to section 33(1) but they are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c23673291]: S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I. 9) to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^key-1f2b95bcc96d05bed986f284b8f0527a]: Reg. 3(5)(d)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(b)

[^key-42a5c840b1665bea4c02220f2ee10ae5]: Reg. 1 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

[^key-5592d5c0d714c71fd6346011ccb91ef2]: Words in reg. 2(2)(c) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Railways (Miscellaneous Amendments, Revocations and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/786), regs. 1(2)(b)(i), 6(2)(a)

[^key-a5adc897edda61030faad3217e4bd8d7]: Reg. 3 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

[^key-c09f8d32ea2dee8c57c57ccf7f6c273f]: Reg. 5 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

[^key-c21860c5058ac4ce50180a36dc309128]: Reg. 2(22) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(1)

[^key-c49dcaf45caa8fbea6397eb512afb0dd]: Reg. 4 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

[^key-da9c9e1d59a9708b166358819de96ad7]: Reg. 3(5)(d)(i) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Railways (Interoperability) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/318), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)

[^key-f3525ac68fe4365da7f398dccddfd68c]: Words in reg. 2(2)(d) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Railways (Miscellaneous Amendments, Revocations and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/786), regs. 1(2)(b)(i), 6(2)(b)

[^key-f6389f86f0e5c59707d6ac91daedfee2]: Reg. 2 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)

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