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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
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*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 police community support officers (PCSO) under the
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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 Primary and secondary legislation, empowered or deleg ...
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 Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
and
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...


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 Railways Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom for legislation relating to railways. List India * The Indian Railways Act, 1890 * The Railways Act, 1989 Malaysia *The Railways Act 1991 *T ...


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