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The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c 10) is an Act of the
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.


Purposes of the Act

The purposes of the Act include:- *the creation of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch *the replacement of the
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by a Regulatory Board, the
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. *the creation of a
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for the
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(BTP) *allowing the BTP to recruit
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s (PCSO) under the Police Reform Act 2002 which previously only extended to
territorial police force A territorial police force is a police service that is responsible for an area defined by sub-national boundaries, distinguished from other police services which deal with the entire country or a type of crime. In countries organized as federations, ...
s *giving the BTP ''"
statutory authority A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example re ...
over the railway"'' *the introduction of alcohol limits on the crews of water-borne vessels and aircraft in line with those already existing for railway staff *other miscellaneous matters affecting railway, air and road transport


Extent

The Act extends to the whole
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but with exceptions for
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,
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
and
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Repeals and amendments

Schedule 8Schedule 8 of the Act
/ref> makes a number of amendments to other Acts but does not repeal any Acts entirely.


See also

* Railways Act


References


External links


The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
as amended from the National Archives.
The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes
to the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003. {{UK legislation United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2003 Railway Acts 2003 in transport