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The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 INTRODUCTION

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation and application

  3. PART 2 SAFETY MANAGEMENT, CERTIFICATION AND AUTHORISATION

    1. 3.Use of infrastructure on the mainline railway

    2. 4.Use of infrastructure on other transport systems

    3. 5.Safety management system for the mainline railway

    4. 6.Safety management system for other transport systems

    5. 7.Safety certificate

    6. 8.Amended safety certificate

    7. 9.Further safety certificate

    8. 10.Safety authorisation

    9. 11.Amended safety authorisation

    10. 12.Further safety authorisation

    11. 13.Notice of changes by holder of a safety certificate or a safety authorisation

    12. 14.Direction to apply for an amended safety certificate or safety authorisation

    13. 15.Revocation of safety certificate

    14. 16.Revocation of safety authorisation

    15. 17.General provisions relating to safety certificates and safety authorisations

    16. 18.Notification to the European Railway Agency regarding safety certificates and safety authorisations relating to the mainline railway

  4. PART 3 GENERAL DUTIES

    1. 19.Risk assessment

    2. 20.Annual safety reports

    3. 21.Sending, issuing, and keeping of documents and making them available for public inspection

    4. 22.Co-operation

  5. PART 4 SAFETY CRITICAL WORK

    1. 23.Interpretation and application of Part 4

    2. 24.Competence and fitness

    3. 25.Fatigue

    4. 26.Co-operation requirements for safety critical work

  6. PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 27.Appeals

    2. 28.Offences

    3. 29.Transitional provisions and savings

    4. 30.Exemptions

    5. 31.Defence of due diligence

    6. 32.Amendment of ROTS

    7. 33.Consequential amendments

    8. 34.Revocation

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

      1. 1.Requirements on the safety management system

      2. 2.Basic elements of the safety management system

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      APPLICATION FOR A SAFETY CERTIFICATE

      1. PART 1 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED FOR A MAINLINE APPLICATION

        1. 1.The following information shall be included in relation to Part...

        2. 2.The following information shall be included in relation to Part...

      2. PART 2 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED FOR A NON-MAINLINE APPLICATION

        1. 3.Particulars of the type and extent of the operation in...

        2. 4.Particulars of how the safety management system of the applicant...

        3. 5.Information on the— (a) relevant statutory provisions which make provision...

        4. 6.Information on the different types of work or voluntary work...

        5. 7.Information on the different types of rolling stock used for...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      COMMON SAFETY INDICATORS

      1. 1.Indicators relating to accidents

      2. 2.Indicators relating to incidents and near-misses

      3. 3.Indicators relating to consequences of accidents

      4. 4.Indicators relating to technical safety of infrastructure and its implementation

      5. 5.Indicators relating to the management of safety

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      WRITTEN SAFETY VERIFICATION SCHEME REQUIREMENTS

      1. INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN A SAFETY VERIFICATION SCHEME

        1. 1.(1) The arrangements for the selection, appointment and retention of...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS-SAFETY CERTIFICATES AND SAFETY AUTHORISATIONS

      1. 1.Subject to the following paragraphs of this Schedule—

      2. 2.In paragraph 1 a notification of acceptance shall be construed...

      3. 3.Notwithstanding their revocation the 2000 Regulations shall continue in force...

      4. 4.A deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation shall—

      5. 5.A deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation shall be valid until—...

      6. 6.Where the date of the periodic review referred to in...

      7. 7.Where a transport operator— (a) holds a deemed safety certificate...

      8. 8.The holder of a deemed safety certificate or safety authorisation...

      9. 9.Where the revision referred to in paragraph 8 renders the...

      10. 10.Where a holder of a deemed safety certificate or safety...

      11. 11.Where a person— (a) was granted an exemption, which has...

      12. 12.The 2000 Regulations shall apply in relation to—

      13. 13.Notwithstanding the revocation of the 2000 Regulations, regulation 10 of...

      14. 14.For the purposes of this Schedule “the 2000 Regulations” means...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

      1. 1.Amendment to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

      2. 2.Amendment to the Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997

      3. 3.Amendment to the Railway Safety Regulations 1999

      4. 4.Amendment to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 9 Restrictions on Disclosure of Information) (Amendment and Specification) Order 2003

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      REVOCATION

  9. Explanatory Note

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