Powers of enforcement

ORR has substantial powers at its disposal to enforce railway and safety legislation.

  • The power to enforce licence conditions is under the Railways Act 1993 
  • The periodic review process sets out the charges to operate the network and  the outputs that Network Rail should provide for that money.
  • The outputs that Network Rail is required to deliver are monitored and enforced by us under the network licence.
  • We are also a competition authority with powers to enforce UK and European competition law in relation to the railways.
  • The enforcement of contracts and industry wide codes is with the contract parties and as such we have no direct enforcement powers.

Last updated: 23 February 2010

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