After section 28 of the Rail Safety Act 2006 insert —
(1) The Safety Director may request, in writing, a rail operator to provide the Safety Director, or a transport safety officer, access to the railway premises of the rail operator, and any document or equipment at those railway premises, for the purpose of enabling the Safety Director, or the transport safety officer, to inspect the safety management system of the rail operator.
(2) A rail operator must comply with a request under sub-section (1) within 7 days after receiving the request.
Penalty: 15 penalty units.".