The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006

Registers of authorised infrastructure and authorised rolling stock

31.—(1) An owner of authorised rolling stock shall keep a register of the authorised rolling stock of which he is the owner (“a rolling stock register”).

(2) An owner of authorised infrastructure shall keep a register of the authorised infrastructure of which he is the owner (“an infrastructure register”).

(3) The particulars to be entered in a rolling stock register are, for each authorised rolling stock vehicle of which he is the owner—

(a) its vehicle ID code;

(b) its basic parameters;

(c) the correlation of the basic parameters with the features laid down by any relevant TSI with which it is required to comply;

(d) any information required by any relevant TSI with which it is required to comply.

(4) The particulars to be entered in an infrastructure register are, for authorised infrastructure of which he is the owner—

(a) its basic parameters;

(b) the correlation of the basic parameters with the features laid down by any relevant TSI with which it is required to comply;

(c) any information required by any relevant TSI with which it is required to comply.

(5) The owner of authorised rolling stock or authorised infrastructure shall update the particulars in the relevant register—

(a) each time a structural subsystem of which he is the owner is authorised pursuant to regulation 4;

(b) when the registration body gives notice of the ID code assigned under regulation 33(4) to an authorised rolling stock vehicle of which he is the owner;

(c) each time authorised rolling stock or authorised infrastructure is taken permanently out of use; or

(d) each time he acquires ownership of authorised rolling stock or authorised infrastructure.

(6) Within 21 days of an event specified in paragraph (5) the owner of the authorised rolling stock or authorised infrastructure shall send to the Competent Authority a copy of the appropriate updated register.

(7) An owner of authorised rolling stock or authorised infrastructure who is not the operator of that rolling stock or infrastructure shall send to the operator of that rolling stock or infrastructure a copy of the rolling stock register or infrastructure register, as the case may be, at the same time that he is required to send a copy of the register to the Competent Authority in accordance with paragraph (6).

(8) For the purposes of paragraphs (5) to (7) the owner in the case of a change of ownership means the acquiring owner.

(9) The owner of authorised rolling stock or authorised infrastructure who disposes of his interest in that rolling stock or infrastructure shall give to the person who acquires that interest a copy of the particulars that he has kept in the register in respect of that rolling stock or infrastructure.

(10) In this regulation—

(a) “authorised infrastructure” means a structural subsystem, other than rolling stock, authorised to be placed in service under regulation 4 and in use on or as part of the high-speed rail system or conventional TEN rail system;

(b) “authorised rolling stock” means a rolling stock subsystem authorised to be placed in service under regulation 4 and in use on the high-speed rail system or conventional TEN rail system.