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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of the Rail Regulator | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Office of the Rail Regulator
subject surface form:
Office of Rail and Road