Clause 2 - Meaning of ''railway accident'' and
Railways and Transport Safety Bill
8:55 am
Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments:
No.1, in
clause 2, page 1, line 17, at end insert—
'(1A) A serious accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of a train or rail infrastructure in which—
(a) a person, whether employee, passenger or third party, suffers a fatal or serious injury; or
(b) a train sustains damage or structural failure which adversely affects the structural strength, performance or characteristics of the trains, and would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component.
(1B) A non-serious accident and railway incident both mean an incident involving circumstances indicating that an accident nearly or potentially occurred.'.
No.22, in
clause 2, page 1, line 17, at end insert—
'(1A) A serious accident shall be deemed to have occurred in circumstances in which—
(a) the operation of a train or collision with railway property has caused a fatality or serious injury involving an individual, whether employee, passenger or third party; or
(b) {**/ri**}a train or railway property sustains serious damage or structural failure which adversely affects the operations or the structural strength of the trains or railway property which would require a major repair or replacement of the train or closure of the railway property.
(1B) A non-serious accident and railway incident are deemed to have occurred in circumstances in which an accident nearly or potentially occurred.'.