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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-railways-board-reduction-of-membership-order-2001/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/217",
  "legislation_title": "The British Railways Board (Reduction of Membership) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-railways-board-reduction-of-membership-order-2001",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nUnder section 1(3) of the Transport Act 1962 the British Railways Board must consist of a chairman and not more than fifteen nor less than nine other members. This Order reduces the membership of the British Railways Board to a chairman and one or more other persons appointed by the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/217/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:06:08.449895+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."
}