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The Railways (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2024 – explanatory notes
Explanatory notes for The Railways (Revocation and Consequential Provision) statutory instrument (SI) which revokes several pieces of rail-related assimilated law.
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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This document relates to the Railways (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2024 statutory instrument (SI) which:
- revokes several pieces of assimilated law
- makes amendments to existing legislation consequential on those revocations
This document includes details of the:
- regulations that are being revoked
- purpose of those regulations and why they are being revoked
The revocations in this SI include:
- legislation prescribing the format of rail accident investigation reports, which is overly bureaucratic and removes flexibility from the Rail Accidents Investigation Branch to tailor investigations to a particular circumstance
- provisions relating to EU rail technical standards which are no longer relevant following EU exit
- duplication and overly prescriptive requirements that apply to the access arrangements which govern operator access to the track and rail facilities
Published 8 February 2024