The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003^[1] is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament

Purposes of the Act

The purposes of the Act^[2] include:-

• the creation of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch
• the replacement of the Rail Regulator by a Regulatory Board, the Office of Rail Regulation.
• the creation of a Police Authority for the British Transport Police (BTP)
• giving the BTP "statutory authority 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 United Kingdom but with exceptions for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Repeals and Amendments

Schedule 8^[3] makes a number of amendments to other Acts but does not repeal any Acts entirely.

References

• Official text of the statute as amended and in force today within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database

1. ^ Text of the Act
2. ^ Explanatory Notes to the Act
3. ^ Schedule 8 of the Act