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Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

2003 CHAPTER 20

CONTENTS

Go to Preamble

  1. Part 1

    Investigation of Railway Accidents

    1. Introduction

      1. 1. Meaning of “railway” and “railway property”

      2. 2. Meaning of “railway accident” and “railway incident”

    2. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch

      1. 3. Establishment

      2. 4. General aims

      3. 5. Assistance to others

      4. 6. Annual report

    3. Investigation by Branch

      1. 7. Investigations

      2. 8. Investigator’s powers

      3. 9. Regulations

    4. Investigation by industry

      1. 10. Requirement to investigate

    5. Accident regulations

      1. 11. Accident regulations

    6. General

      1. 12. Crown application

      2. 13. Regulations

      3. 14. Extent

  2. Part 2

    Office of Rail Regulation

    1. 15. Establishment

    2. 16. Transfer of functions

    3. 17. Extent

  3. Part 3

    British Transport Police

    1. Police Authority

      1. 18. The British Transport Police Authority

      2. 19. Exercise of functions

    2. Police Force

      1. 20. Establishment of Police Force

      2. 21. Chief Constable

      3. 22. Deputy Chief Constable

      4. 23. Assistant Chief Constables

      5. 24. Constables

      6. 25. Special constables

      7. 26. Cadets

      8. 27. Civilian employees

      9. 28. Exercise of powers by civilians

      10. 29. Terms of employment

      11. 30. Trade union membership

    3. Jurisdiction

      1. 31. Jurisdiction

      2. 32. Prosecution

    4. Police Services Agreements

      1. 33. Police services agreement

      2. 34. Compulsory police services agreement

      3. 35. Arbitration by Secretary of State

    5. Regulation of Police Force

      1. 36. Police regulations: general

      2. 37. Police regulations: special constables

      3. 38. Police regulations: cadets

      4. 39. British Transport Police Federation

      5. 40. Regulations: approval in draft

      6. 41. Police regulations: direction to Authority

      7. 42. Police regulations by Secretary of State

      8. 43. Regulations: further appeal

      9. 44. Equipment regulations

      10. 45. Regulation of procedure and practice

      11. 46. Conditions of service: Transport Police Conference

      12. 47. Code of practice: Authority

      13. 48. Code of practice: Chief Constable

      14. 49. Service outside Police Force

    6. Planning

      1. 50. Policing objectives: Authority

      2. 51. Policing objectives: Secretary of State

      3. 52. Railways policing plan

      4. 53. Performance targets

      5. 54. Performance directions

      6. 55. Three-year strategy plan

    7. Information, &c.

      1. 56. Reports by Chief Constable

      2. 57. Annual report by Authority

      3. 58. Other reports to Secretary of State

      4. 59. Statistics

      5. 60. Inquiry

      6. 61. Inquiry: supplemental

      7. 62. Public consultation

    8. Inspection

      1. 63. Inspection

      2. 64. Action after adverse inspection report

      3. 65. Remedial direction

      4. 66. Action plan

      5. 67. Senior appointment: delegation of function

    9. Miscellaneous

      1. 68. Offences

      2. 69. Part III of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)

      3. 70. International assistance

      4. 71. Exercise of functions by Secretary of State

    10. General

      1. 72. Crown application

      2. 73. Consequential, transitional and incidental provision

      3. 74. Regulations and orders

      4. 75. Interpretation

      5. 76. Index of defined expressions

      6. 77. Extent

  4. Part 4

    Shipping: Alcohol and Drugs

    1. Offences

      1. 78. Professional staff on duty

      2. 79. Professional staff off duty

      3. 80. Non-professionals

      4. 81. Prescribed limit

    2. Enforcement

      1. 82. Penalty

      2. 83. Specimens, &c.

      3. 84. Detention pending arrival of police

      4. 85. Arrest without warrant

      5. 86. Right of entry

    3. General

      1. 87. Consequential repeal

      2. 88. Orders and regulations

      3. 89. Interpretation

      4. 90. Crown application, &c.

      5. 91. Territorial application

  5. Part 5

    Aviation: Alcohol and Drugs

    1. Offences

      1. 92. Being unfit for duty

      2. 93. Prescribed limit

      3. 94. Aviation functions

    2. Enforcement

      1. 95. Penalty

      2. 96. Specimens, &c.

      3. 97. Arrest without warrant

      4. 98. Right of entry

    3. General

      1. 99. Regulations

      2. 100. Crown application

      3. 101. Military application

      4. 102. Territorial application

  6. Part 6

    Miscellaneous

    1. 103. Convention on International Carriage by Rail

    2. 104. Office of Rail Regulation: general duties

    3. 105. Railways safety levy

    4. 106. Railway security services

    5. 107. Road traffic: testing for drink and drugs

    6. 108. Traffic regulation on long distance routes

    7. 109. Road traffic: fixed penalty

    8. 110. Seat belts: delivery drivers

    9. 111. Highways: snow and ice

    10. 112. Shipping legislation: application to structures, craft, &c.

    11. 113. Maritime security services

    12. 114. Railways in London: transfers

    13. 115. Railways in London: information

  7. Part 7

    General

    1. 116. Schedules 1 and 4: sequestration, &c. in Scotland

    2. 117. Interpretation: enactment

    3. 118. Repeals

    4. 119. Money

    5. 120. Commencement

    6. 121. Extent

    7. 122. Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Office of Rail Regulation

    2. Schedule 2

      Abolition of Rail Regulator: Consequential Amendments

      1. Part 1

        Railways Act 1993 (c. 43)

      2. Part 2

        Other Acts

    3. Schedule 3

      Abolition of Rail Regulator: Savings, &c.

    4. Schedule 4

      British Transport Police Authority

      1. Part 1

        Membership

      2. Part 2

        Proceedings

      3. Part 3

        Money and property

      4. Part 4

        Miscellaneous

    5. Schedule 5

      British Transport Police: Consequential Amendments

    6. Schedule 6

      Convention on International Carriage by Rail

    7. Schedule 7

      Road Traffic: Testing for Drink and Drugs

    8. Schedule 8

      Repeals

An Act to make provision about railways, including tramways; to make provision about transport safety; and for connected purposes.

[10th July 2003]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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