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Office of Rail Transport (Poland)
| Urząd Transportu Kolejowego | |
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| Formed | 1 June 2003 |
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| Jurisdiction | Poland |
| Headquarters | Eurocentrum Office Complex, 134 Aleje Jerozolimskie, Warsaw |
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| Website | www |
The President of the Office of Rail Transport (Polish: Urząd Transportu Kolejowego, UTK) is Polish non-ministerial central government administration offical responsible for regulation of rail transport. The President is appointed directly by the Polish prime minister and their Office is independent from any ministry within the government of Poland. The Office ensures safety, enforces standards, legal regulations and licenses railway operations troughout the country.
History
In 1997 the General Rail Inspectorate (Polish: Główny Inspektorat Kolejnictwa) was established for engineering supervision of railways and railway vehicles to ensure safety of railway operations. The Inspectorate also performed special costruction supervision of contructions on railway territories.[1][2] In 2003 as new Act on Rail Transport[a] was passed it was restructured into Office of Rail Transport headed by the President who was subordinate to a minister resposible for transport. The Office gained authority over regulating rail transport market as begining in 2000[3] it was comercialised to meet European Union.[1]
Purpose
Notes
- ^ Act on Rail Transport of 2003 (Dz.U. 2003 nr 86 poz. 789):
- original text
- current binding text
- nonbinding translation of current text on official website of the Office of Rail Transport
References
- ^ a b "15 lat Urzędu Transportu Kolejowego - Aktualności - Urząd Transportu Kolejowego". utk.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Ustawa z dnia 27 czerwca 1997 r. o transporcie kolejowym". isap.sejm.gov.p (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Wilczek-Karczewska, Magdalena (2015). "Rozwój kolei żelaznych na ziemiach polskich w ujęciu historycznoprawnym" (PDF). ikar.wz.uw.edu.pl. Internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny 2015, nr 1 (4) (in Polish). pp. 123–124. Retrieved 2023-01-07.