Commentary on provisions of the Act Schedule 29: Application of other railway legislation etc Railway Regulation Act 1840
Paragraph 2 modifies section 16 of the Railway Regulation Act 1840 as it relates to Phase One or trains that travel wholly or partly on Phase One, by increasing the maximum penalty for offences relating to obstruction and trespass to a fine on summary conviction at level 3 on the standard scale or imprisonment for 51 weeks (in England and Wales) or 12 months (in Scotland). By virtue of paragraph 2(2) however, the maximum term of imprisonment in England and Wales is one month before section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is brought into force.