Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001

F70[Duty to notify, and to comply with modification and conditions of approval

43B

43B.(1) Where the Board makes a railway order, the person to whom the railway order is granted shall notify the Minister of any environmental conditions and each railway undertaking shall comply with such conditions.

(2) A railway undertaking that fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable

(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F70

Inserted (20.12.2021) by European Union (Railway Orders) (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 743 of 2021), reg. 13. A class A fine means a fine not greater than 5,000 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 4(1), S.I. No. 662 of 2010.