{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bitton-light-railway-order-1991/article-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bitton-light-railway-order-1991/article-10.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/134",
  "legislation_title": "The Bitton Light Railway Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bitton-light-railway-order-1991",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Public liability insurance",
  "text": "(1) In this article—\n“insurer” means any insurer or insurers authorised under the Insurance Companies Act 1982 to carry on in the United Kingdom insurance business of a relevant class or who has corresponding permission under the law of another member state of the European Economic Community;\n“policy” means a public liability policy with an insurer providing maximum cover in respect of any one accident on or occasioned by the operation of the railway of not less than £2,000,000.\n(2) (a) The operators shall not work the railway unless there is in force a policy in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n(b) If the operators contravene the provisions of this article, they shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or, on conviction on indictment, to a fine.\n(3) The adequacy of the cover provided by a policy maintained in accordance with this article shall be regularly reviewed by the operators.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1982 c. 50."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/134/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:52:37.665468+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}