Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

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The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 is a UK law that reformed rail and transport safety regulation, including establishing the modern statutory framework and powers of the British Transport Police.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
amends Railways Act 1993 ⓘ
Transport Act 2000 ⓘ
appliesTo Great Britain ⓘ
citation 2003 c.20 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createsOrReforms Rail Accident Investigation Branch framework ⓘ
statutory framework for British Transport Police ⓘ
defines jurisdiction and powers of British Transport Police ⓘ
establishes British Transport Police Authority ⓘ
givesPowerTo Office of Rail Regulation ⓘ
Secretary of State for Transport ⓘ
hasEffectOn railway operators in Great Britain ⓘ
transport workers subject to alcohol and drug limits ⓘ
introducedBy Secretary of State for Transport ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalArea public safety law ⓘ
transport law ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision about railways, including tramways; to make provision about transport safety; to make provision about the British Transport Police; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
part Part 1: The Office of Rail Regulation ⓘ
Part 2: Rail accident investigation ⓘ
Part 3: British Transport Police ⓘ
Part 4: Alcohol and drugs ⓘ
Part 5: Miscellaneous and general ⓘ
regulates alcohol limits for aviation personnel ⓘ
alcohol limits for railway workers ⓘ
alcohol limits for seafarers ⓘ
drug limits for transport workers ⓘ
railway safety functions ⓘ
tramway safety functions ⓘ
relatedTo British Transport Police ⓘ
Office of Rail and Road ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2003-07-10 ⓘ
shortTitle Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 ⓘ
status amended ⓘ
subjectMatter British Transport Police ⓘ
alcohol and drug limits for transport workers ⓘ
aviation security ⓘ
maritime safety ⓘ
railway safety ⓘ
transport safety ⓘ
topic police powers on the railways ⓘ
rail regulation reform in the United Kingdom ⓘ
typeOfLegislation public general act ⓘ
yearOfAct 2003 ⓘ

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British Transport Police → legalAuthority → Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 ⓘ
Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 → shortTitle → Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 ⓘ
Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 → longTitle → An Act to make provision about railways, including tramways; to make provision about transport safety; to make provision about the British Transport Police; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
linked to: Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
British Transport Police → legalBasis → Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 ⓘ
subject linked to: BTP
British railway industry → governedBy → Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 ⓘ