HIDD-59 Response Historic AI-assessed

Amend Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 to include rolling stock approval

Recommendation

Government shall seek to amend S.41 of the Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 to clarify what work has to be approved by the Secretary of State after inspection, if necessary, and to include rolling stock within the terms of the statute.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
This recommendation called for the government to amend Section 41 of the Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933. However, Section 41 of the Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 was repealed by the Transport Act 1962, rendering the recommendation to amend it obsolete prior to the inquiry's likely publication date.
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Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Hidden Inquiry
Report Hidden Inquiry — Final Report 27 Sep 1989
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Themes & Tags
Quality and safety oversight
Recommendation age 36.5 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates