Home / Dz.U. 1997 nr 96 poz. 591
Law of June 27, 1997 on railway transport.
Ustawa z dnia 27 czerwca 1997 r. o transporcie kolejowym.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
repealed (uchylony)
Announced
1997-06-27
Entry into force
1997-11-14
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
Financial Economypenal provisionsprotectionrail transportconcessionsrailways
Related acts
Repealing Acts (1)
- Law of March 28, 2003, on railway transport · 2003-06-01
Repealed Acts (2)
Acts Declared Repealed (13)
- Regulation of the Minister of Communications of 28 November 1975 amending the regulation on the determination of conditions that employees employed in non-public railways should meet. · 1998-08-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Communication of March 20, 1974 on maintaining order on amusement, cable and funicular railways. · 1998-08-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Communication of April 9, 1970, amending the regulation on determining the conditions that employees employed on non-public railways should meet. · 1998-08-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Communication of July 29, 1964, on determining the conditions that employees employed on non-public railways should meet. · 1998-08-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Communications of January 13, 1962 on the protection of order on public railways. · 1998-08-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Communications of April 2, 1962, on afforestation of land and earthworks in the vicinity of railways, and the establishment and maintenance of snow barriers and fire protection belts. · 1998-08-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of September 7, 1961, on the carrying and use of firearms by railway protection units and on the activities of these units outside the railway area. · 1998-08-14
- Regulation of the Minister of Communication of March 8, 1973, on railway sidings. · 1998-08-14
- Order of the Minister of Communications of November 8, 1973 on technical regulations for the maintenance and operation of non-public railways. · 1998-08-14
- Order of the Ministers of Communication and Communal Economy of February 5, 1964, on the crossing of railway lines with tram lines. · 1998-08-14
- Order of the Minister of Transport of January 4, 1972, on the scope of application of the provisions of the Railway Law to amusement and cable railways. · 1998-08-14
- Order of the Minister of Communications of November 29, 1961, concerning technical supervision over the maintenance of non-public railways and traffic safety on these railways. · 1998-08-14
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of September 3, 1996 on the determination of the list of railway lines of national importance. · 1998-08-14
Implementing Regulations (36)
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 5, 2000, on the detailed principles of organizing regional and inter-provincial railway passenger transport and the procedure for selecting a carrier.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 5, 2000, on budgetary subsidies for provincial self-governments for organizing and subsidizing regional railway passenger transport.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 3, 1999 on the list of positions directly related to traffic control on railway lines and the conditions that persons employed in these positions and train drivers should meet.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 16, 1999 on the activities of the Chief Railway Inspector for which fees are charged, as well as the amount of these fees and the procedure for their collection.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of August 18, 1999 on the conditions that railway protection officers should meet.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of December 28, 1998, on the allocation, registration, and storage of weapons, ammunition, handcuffs, batons, and hand-held gas projectors in railway administrations.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 12, 1999, on the detailed principles of cooperation between railway protection guards and the Police and Border Guard.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 5, 1999, on the determination of distances and conditions permitting the placement of trees or shrubs, acoustic protection elements, earthworks, buildings, or structures in the vicinity of railway lines, and the method of arranging and maintaining snow barriers and firebreaks.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 22, 1999, on certificates of admission to operation of structures and devices intended for railway traffic control and the type of rail vehicle.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 27, 1999, on the procedure for conducting inspections by the Chief Railway Inspector.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 14, 1999, on the determination of the method of keeping a register and the method of marking rail vehicles.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of March 19, 1999 amending the regulation on granting the statute to the Chief Inspectorate of Railways.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of March 18, 1999 on the procedure for issuing technical fitness certificates for rail vehicles and the form of these certificates.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 26 January 1999 on the determination of documents that should be in a powered rail vehicle, and the forms of these documents.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 9, 1998, on the detailed scope of operation and organization of railway protection guards.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 26 August 1998 on the determination of types of buildings, structures, and devices intended for railway traffic management and railway line maintenance.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 10 August 1998 on the determination of cases in which railway protection guards may perform their duties outside the railway area.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of August 12, 1998 on the detailed rules for determining fees for making railway lines available to railway carriers.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 8, 1998 on determining the amount and method of paying the fee for granting a concession to conduct business activity consisting in managing railway lines and performing railway transport.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of February 11, 1998, on granting the statute to the Main Railway Inspectorate.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of December 30, 1998 on the principles of cooperation between railway protection guards and the Military Gendarmerie.
- Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of April 18, 2002 on the detailed scope of duties of the advisor for the safety of transport of dangerous goods by rail and the training and examination of candidates for advisors.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of August 10, 2001, on the detailed rules for passenger service on railway lines.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of June 19, 2001, amending the regulation on the detailed principles of organizing regional and inter-voivodeship railway passenger transport and the procedure for selecting carriers.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 22, 2001 on the determination of the types of buildings, structures and installations intended for railway traffic.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 14 March 2001 on order regulations applicable in the railway area, on trains and other railway rolling stock.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of March 1, 2001 on the determination of documents indicating the possibility of meeting the technical and organizational conditions ensuring the proper conduct of business activity in the field of railway line management or railway transport.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 6, 2001, on the detailed rules for making railway lines available and cooperation between railway administrations and railway carriers.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 21 July 2000 amending the regulation on the activities of the Chief Railway Inspector for which fees are charged, as well as the amount of these fees and the procedure for their collection.
- Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 20 July 2000 on the scope of tests necessary to obtain a certificate of approval for the operation of structures and devices intended for railway traffic, and a certificate of approval for the operation of each type of rail vehicle.
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Amending Acts (7)
- Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Law of 22 July 1999 on amending the Law on Railway Transport. · 1999-10-31
- Law of September 8, 2000, on the commercialization and restructuring of the state enterprise "Polish State Railways". · 2000-10-27
- Law of November 19, 1999, on Business Activity. · 2001-01-01
- Law of 8 December 2000 on amending the Law on Higher Education, the Law on Higher Vocational Schools, the Law on Railway Transport, and the Law on Tourism Services, and the Law - Code of Civil Procedure, the Law - Act on the Structure of Common Courts, and the Law on Government Departments - in connection with adaptation to European Union law. · 2001-01-15
- Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws. · 2001-03-30
- Law of 21 December 2001 on the amendment of the Law on the Organization and Mode of Operation of the Council of Ministers and on the Scope of Competences of Ministers, the Law on Departments of Government Administration, and on the amendment of certain laws. · 2002-01-01
Amended Acts (6)
- Law of July 6, 1995 on the state enterprise "Polish State Railways". · 1997-11-14
- Law of 8 August 1996 amending certain laws regulating the functioning of the economy and public administration. · 1997-11-14
- Law of October 19, 1991 amending the Law on Railways and the Law - Transport Law. · 1997-11-14
- Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws. · 1997-11-14
- Law of December 23, 1988, on economic activity. · 1997-11-14
- Law of November 15, 1984, on transport law. · 1997-11-14
References (2)
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (1)
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of December 2, 1960, on railways.
- Repealing Acts: Announcement of the Minister of Transport, Shipping and Communications of August 4, 1989, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law of December 2, 1960, on Railways.
- Repealed Acts: Law of March 28, 2003, on railway transport
- Amending Acts: Law of November 15, 1984, on transport law.
- Amending Acts: Law of October 19, 1991 amending the Law on Railways and the Law - Transport Law.
- Amending Acts: Law of July 6, 1995 on the state enterprise "Polish State Railways".
- Amending Acts: Law of 8 August 1996 amending certain laws regulating the functioning of the economy and public administration.
- Amending Acts: Law of December 23, 1988, on economic activity.
- Amending Acts: Law of 17 May 1990 on the division of tasks and competencies specified in special laws between municipal bodies and government administration bodies and on the amendment of certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 December 2001 on the amendment of the Law on the Organization and Mode of Operation of the Council of Ministers and on the Scope of Competences of Ministers, the Law on Departments of Government Administration, and on the amendment of certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 22 December 2000 on amending certain statutory authorizations to issue normative acts and on amending certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 8 December 2000 on amending the Law on Higher Education, the Law on Higher Vocational Schools, the Law on Railway Transport, and the Law on Tourism Services, and the Law - Code of Civil Procedure, the Law - Act on the Structure of Common Courts, and the Law on Government Departments - in connection with adaptation to European Union law.
- Amended Acts: Law of November 19, 1999, on Business Activity.
- Amended Acts: Law of September 8, 2000, on the commercialization and restructuring of the state enterprise "Polish State Railways".
- Amended Acts: Law of 22 July 1999 on amending the Law on Railway Transport.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 25 September 2000 on the determination of offences for which police officers are authorised to impose fines by way of penalty tickets, and the amounts of penalty tickets imposed by police officers for individual types of offences.
- References: Budget Law for 2003 of December 18, 2002.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 17, 1998, on the types of documents and the scope of information required when submitting an application for a concession to conduct business activity consisting in managing railway lines and performing railway transport.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Finance of May 8, 1998 on the detailed principles, procedure and deadlines for preparing materials for the state budget draft for 1999.
- References: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of September 24, 2002, on the determination of types of undertakings that may significantly affect the environment and the detailed criteria related to the qualification of undertakings for the preparation of an environmental impact report.
- References: Law of 29 December 1998 on amending certain laws in connection with the implementation of the state's structural reform.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 17, 2000 on the determination of offenses for which employees of the Main Railway Inspectorate, performing tasks in the field of construction supervision in the field of railway transport or technical supervision and railway traffic safety, are authorized to impose fines by way of a penalty ticket, and the rules and method of issuing authorizations.
- References: Law of 12 May 2000 on the principles of supporting regional development.
- References: Law of August 11, 2001, on special rules for the reconstruction, renovation, rebuilding, and demolition of buildings destroyed or damaged as a result of natural disasters.
- References: Regulation of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of 16 October 2002 on granting railway Main Inspectorate employees the authority to impose fines by way of penalty tickets.
- References: Budget Law for the year 2001 of March 1, 2001.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of March 1, 2001 on the determination of documents required when submitting an application for a concession for business activity in the field of railway line management or railway transport.
- References: Announcement of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 29, 2000, on the announcement of changes to the statute of the state enterprise "Polish State Railways"
- References: Law of December 15, 2000, on competition and consumer protection.
- References: Budget Law for 2002 of March 14, 2002.
- Constitutional Tribunal Ruling for an Act: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 24 March 2003 case file no. P 14/01
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of June 19, 2001, amending the regulation on the detailed principles of organizing regional and inter-voivodeship railway passenger transport and the procedure for selecting carriers.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of April 18, 2002 on the detailed scope of duties of the advisor for the safety of transport of dangerous goods by rail and the training and examination of candidates for advisors.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 6, 2001, on the detailed rules for making railway lines available and cooperation between railway administrations and railway carriers.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of August 10, 2001, on the detailed rules for passenger service on railway lines.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 22, 2001 on the determination of the types of buildings, structures and installations intended for railway traffic.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 14 March 2001 on order regulations applicable in the railway area, on trains and other railway rolling stock.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of March 1, 2001 on the determination of documents indicating the possibility of meeting the technical and organizational conditions ensuring the proper conduct of business activity in the field of railway line management or railway transport.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 5, 2000, on the detailed principles of organizing regional and inter-provincial railway passenger transport and the procedure for selecting a carrier.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 5, 2000, on budgetary subsidies for provincial self-governments for organizing and subsidizing regional railway passenger transport.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 21 July 2000 amending the regulation on the activities of the Chief Railway Inspector for which fees are charged, as well as the amount of these fees and the procedure for their collection.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 20 July 2000 on the scope of tests necessary to obtain a certificate of approval for the operation of structures and devices intended for railway traffic, and a certificate of approval for the operation of each type of rail vehicle.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of July 7, 2000 amending the regulation on the detailed scope of activities and the method of organizing railway protection guards.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of May 20, 2000 amending the regulation on the determination of distances and conditions allowing the placement of trees or shrubs, acoustic protection elements, earthworks, buildings or structures in the vicinity of railway lines and the method of arranging and maintaining snow barriers and firebreaks.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of April 10, 2000 on the technical conditions for the operation of rail vehicles.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of February 11, 2000 on the detailed rules and conditions for traffic operation on railway lines.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of 27 March 2000 amending the regulation on the designation of the method of keeping the register and the method of marking rail vehicles.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 8 February 2000 on the list of railway lines of state importance for economic, social, defense, or ecological reasons.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy of September 3, 1999 on the list of positions directly related to traffic control on railway lines and the conditions that persons employed in these positions and train drivers should meet.