Rail Regulator

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The Rail Regulator was the former independent statutory body in Great Britain responsible for overseeing and enforcing the economic and safety regulation of the railway industry before its functions were transferred to successor regulators.

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Surface form Occurrences
Office of the Rail Regulator 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public authority
railway regulator
statutory body
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain NERFINISHED
appointedBy Secretary of State for Transport NERFINISHED
country Great Britain NERFINISHED
createdBy Railways Act 1993 NERFINISHED
dissolved 2004
endTime 2004
enforced licence conditions for railway operators
railway safety obligations
governedBy United Kingdom law
hasJurisdictionOver railway infrastructure managers in Great Britain
train operating companies in Great Britain
hasRegulatoryObjective promote efficiency in the rail industry
protect interests of rail users
hasRegulatoryPower enforce compliance with licences
impose penalties for non-compliance
issue and revoke licences
set or approve access charges
hasSuccessor Office of Rail Regulation NERFINISHED
Office of Rail and Road NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED
inception 1993
independenceFrom railway industry
railway infrastructure managers
railway operators
independent true
isPartOf rail regulation system in Great Britain
legalBasis Railways Act 1993 NERFINISHED
locatedIn England
United Kingdom
monitored performance of railway operators
natureOfWork oversight and enforcement of rail regulation
operatedInLanguage English
oversaw economic framework of the privatised railway
partOfHistoryOf railway privatisation in Great Britain
predecessor railway regulatory functions of the British Railways Board
regulates railway industry in Great Britain
regulatoryArea economic regulation of railways
safety regulation of railways
regulatoryModel independent sector-specific regulator
replacedBy Office of Rail Regulation NERFINISHED
Office of Rail and Road NERFINISHED
sector rail transport
transport
startTime 1993
supervised access to railway infrastructure
track access charges

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Railways Act 1993 providedForCreationOf Rail Regulator
this entity surface form: Office of the Rail Regulator
Railways Act 1993 establishedRegulator Rail Regulator
ORR predecessor Rail Regulator
subject surface form: Office of Rail and Road