The Department for Infrastructure has issued a commencement order to bring provisions of the Railways Safety Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 into effect. This order, made under section 8(2) of the 2002 Act, enables the regulatory framework governing railway safety standards and operations in Northern Ireland to become operational. The commencement marks the activation of safety requirements that had previously been legislated but not yet implemented across the region’s rail network.
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