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UNITED KINGDOM

National legal provisions

Second Railway Package Directives

Directive 2004/49/EC of 29 April 2004: Railway Safety Directive, OJ L220, 21 June 2004 (Implementation by 30 April 2006):

Notifiied on 29 August 2005  by:

1. The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005, Statutory Instruments 2005, No. 1992;

Notified on 27 March 2006 by:

2. Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, Chapter 20;

3. The Railways (Access to Training Services) Regulations 2006, Statutory Instruments 2006, No. 598;

4. The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006, Statutory Instruments 2006, No. 599;

Notified on 23 June 2006:

5. The Railways (Safety Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Statutory Instruments 2006, No. 237.

Directive 2004/50/EC of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 96/48/EC and Directive 2001/16/EC, OJ L 220, 21 June 2004 (Implementation by 30 April 2006):

Notified on 16 March 2006: The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006, Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 397.

Directive 2004/51/EC  of 29 April 2004 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC, OJ L 220, 21 June 2004 (implementation by 31 December 2005):

Notified on 15, 28 November 2005 and 1 December 2005 by:

Transport: The Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005, Statutory Instruments 2005, No. 3049;

Railways: The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 2005, Statutory Instruments 2005, No. 3207;

 TRANSPORT: The Railways Infrastructure (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Statutory Instruments 2005, No. 537.

Infrastructure Package Directives  (First Railway Package)

Directive 2001/12/EC of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways, OJ L 75, 15 March 2001 (Implementation by 15 March 2003):

Notified by: The Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005, Statutory Instruments 2005, No. 3049 and The Railway (Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2005, Statutory Instruments 2005 No. 3050. The Network Statement is published by Network Rail, the Infrastructure manager in Great Britain.

Directive 2001/13/EC of 26 February 2001 amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings, OJ L 75, 15 March 2001 (Implementation by 15 March 2003):

See above (2001/12).

Directive 2001/14/EC of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification, OJ L 75, 15 March 2001  (Implementation by 15 March 2003):

See above (2001/12).

Interoperability Directives

Directive 2001/16/EC of 19 March 2001 on the interoperability of the trans-European conventional rail system, OJ L 110, 20 April 2001 (Implementation by 20 April 2003):

Communicated on 28 February 2006 by The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006, Statutory Instruments 2006 no. 397. 

Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system, OJ L 235, 17 September 1996:

The Railways (Interoperability) (High Speed) Regulations 2002 ref: S.I. n° 1166 of 2002, 16 May 2002.

Railway Directives adopted during the nineties

Council Directive 91/440/EEC of 29 July 1991 on the development of the Community's railways, OJ L 237 of 24 August 1991:

The Railways Act 1993, as amended by the Transport Act 2000. The Railways Regulations 1998, Statutory Instruments number 1340 of 1998; Previous legislation can be found at the UK's HSMO (Her Majesty's Stationary Office) site.

Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway undertakings, OJ L 143 of 27 June 1995:

The Railways Act 1993, as amended by the Transport Act 2000. The Railways Regulations 1998, Statutory Instruments number 1340 of 1998; Previous legislation can be found at the UK's HSMO (Her Majesty's Stationary Office) site.

Council Directive 95/19/EC of 19 June 1995 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the charging of infrastructure fees, OJ L 143 of 27 June 1995:

The Railways Act 1993, as amended by the Transport Act 2000. The Railways Regulations 1998, Statutory Instruments number 1340 of 1998; Previous legislation can be found at the UK's HSMO (Her Majesty's Stationary Office) site.