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Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 2793

Transport

The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Exemptions) Regulations 2014

Made

17th October 2014

Laid before Parliament

22nd October 2014

Coming into force

4th December 2014

The Secretary of State for Transport makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1 ).

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to railways and railway transport( 2 ).

Citation, commencement and expiry I1

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Exemptions) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 4th December 2014.

(2) They cease to have effect on 4th December 2019.

Extent I2

2. These Regulations do not extend to Northern Ireland.

Interpretation I3

3. In these Regulations –

the European Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd October 2007 on rail passengers’ rights and obligations( 3 ) [F1 as amended by the Rail Passengers' Rights and Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018F1] ; and

domestic rail passenger service” has the meaning given by Article 3(11) of the European Regulation.

Exemption of domestic rail passenger services from the provisions of the European Regulation I4

4.[F2—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), domestic rail passenger services are exempt from the provisions of the European Regulation. F2]

(2) The exemption in paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to the provisions specified in Article 2(3) of the European Regulation.

Liability in respect of exempt services I5

5. —(1) This paragraph applies when –

(a) A person (“A”) is liable to another person (“B”) under the European Regulation; and

(b) A third person (“C”) would, but for the exemption granted in regulation 4(1), be liable to A in respect of some or all of A’s liability to B.

(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, C shall be liable to A in respect of A’s liability to B to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the exemption in regulation 4(1) had not been granted.

Revocation of the Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Exemptions) Regulations 2009I6

6.The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Exemptions) Regulations 2009( 4 ) are revoked.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Claire Perry

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

( 1 )

1972 c. 68 . Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) , section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7) , Part 1 of the Schedule.

( 2 )

S.I. 1996/266 , to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

( 3 )

OJ No. L315, 3.12.2007, p.14.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Exemptions) Regulations 2014.
The Rail Passengers’ Rights and Obligations (Exemptions) Regulations 2014 (2014/2793)

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footnotecommentarytransitional and savingsin force statusrelated provisionsgeo extentinsert/omitsource countin force adj
F1Words in reg. 3 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Rail Passengers' Rights and Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1165) , regs. 1(2) , 3(a) ; 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)inserted
F2Reg. 4(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rail Passengers' Rights and Obligations (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1165) , regs. 1(2) , 3(b) ; 2020 c. 1 , Sch. 5 para. 1(1)substituted
I1Reg. 1 in force at 4.12.2014, see reg. 1(1)
I2Reg. 2 in force at 4.12.2014, see reg. 1(1)
I3Reg. 3 in force at 4.12.2014, see reg. 1(1)
I4Reg. 4 in force at 4.12.2014, see reg. 1(1)
I5Reg. 5 in force at 4.12.2014, see reg. 1(1)
I6Reg. 6 in force at 4.12.2014, see reg. 1(1)
Defined TermSection/ArticleIDScope of Application
domestic rail passenger servicereg. 3.domestic_r_rtcnuw0
the European Regulationreg. 3.the_Europe_rtfpoY3
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