Railway Safety Act 2005

Levy.

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26.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purpose of meeting expenses properly incurred by the Commission in the discharge of its functions under this Act, the Commission, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, may make regulations imposing a levy (“levy”) to be paid each year by such classes of F22[railway organisation]s as may be specified by the Commission in the regulations.

(2) The Commission shall not impose levy before 31 December 2007.

(3) Regulations made under subsection (1) may provide for the following—

(a) rates of levy payable,

(b) the keeping of records and the making of returns by persons liable to pay levy,

(c) the collection and recovery of levy,

(d) exemption from levy, and

(e) such other matters as are necessary or incidental to the procurement of the payment of levy.

(4) Levy shall be payable to the Commission at such time and at such rates as may be prescribed in regulations made by the Commission under subsection (1) and different rates may be prescribed in respect of different classes of F22[railway organisation]s liable to pay levy, and such regulations may provide for an exemption from payment of levy for F22[railway organisation]s whose operating revenue is below a threshold prescribed in the regulations.

(5) Any increase in levy may only take effect in the year after the year in which the increase is made in regulations.

(6) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, direct the Commission to pay into the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof, such sum as he or she may specify, being a sum that represents the amount by which the gross income received by the Commission in each financial year exceeds the gross expenditure incurred in the administration of its office in that year.

(7) The Commission may recover, as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction, from any person by whom it is payable any amount due and owing to it under this section.

Annotations

Amendments:

F22

Substituted (25.11.2013) by European Union (Railway Safety) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 444 of 2013), reg. 20(1)(d).

Editorial Notes:

E10

Power pursuant to section exercised (23.05.2024) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2024 (S.I. No. 237 of 2024).

E11

Power pursuant to section exercised (29.05.2023) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2023 (S.I. No. 267 of 2023).

E12

Power pursuant to section exercised (21.04.2022) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2022 (S.I. No. 194 of 2022).

E13

Power pursuant to section exercised (19.05.2021) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2021 (S.I. No. 246 of 2021).

E14

Power pursuant to section exercised (23.04.2020) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2019 (S.I. No. 143 of 2020).

E15

Power pursuant to section exercised (7.05.2019) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2019 (S.I. No. 191 of 2019).

E16

Power pursuant to section exercised (10.04.2018) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2018 (S.I. No. 114 of 2018).

E17

Power pursuant to section exercised (21.03.2017) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2017 (S.I. No. 87 of 2017).

E18

Power pursuant to section exercised (2.03.2016) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2016 (S.I. No. 122 of 2016).

E19

Power pursuant to section exercised (13.04.2015) by Notification and Control of Animal Diseases Regulations 2014 (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 124 of 2014).

E20

Power pursuant to section exercised (6.02.2014) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2014 (S.I. No. 73 of 2014).

E21

Power pursuant to section exercised (25.02.2013) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2013 (S.I. No. 68 of 2013).

E22

Power pursuant to section exercised (29.05.2012) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2012 (S.I. No. 172 of 2012).

E23

Power pursuant to section exercised (21.03.2011) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2011 (S.I. No. 120 of 2011).

E24

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2010) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2010 (S.I. No. 10 of 2010), in effect as per art. 1(2).

E25

Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2009) by Railway Safety Act 2005 (Section 26) Levy Order 2008 (S.I. No. 568 of 2008), in effect as per art. 1(2).