6 Prohibition on unauthorised operators of railway assets
Railways Act 1993 (1993 c 43) | Legislation

Licensing of operators of railway assets

6  Prohibition on unauthorised operators of railway assets

(1)     Any person who acts as the operator of a railway asset is guilty of an offence unless—

(a)     he is authorised to be the operator of that railway asset by a licence; or

(b)     he is exempt, by virtue of section 7 below, from the requirement to be so authorised.

[(1A)     This section does not apply to a person who acts as the operator of a railway asset to the extent that the asset is operated for the purpose of providing—

(a)     a service for which a railway undertaking licence is required;

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