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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-light-rapid-transit-system-exemptions-amendment-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1877",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-light-rapid-transit-system-exemptions-amendment-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Transport\nMade 10th November 2015\nLaid before Parliament 13th November 2015\nComing into force 6th December 2015\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 7(1), (2) and (9), 16B(1), (2), (3) and (5), 20(1), (2) and (8), 24(1), (2) and (8), 143(3) and 151(5) of the Railways Act 1993 and sections 25(7) and 38(1) of the Railways Act 2005 makes the following Order.\nIn accordance with sections 7(1), 16B(1) and 20(1) of the Railways Act 1993 the Secretary of State has consulted with the Office of Rail and Road.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c.43. Section 7(1) was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c.38) (in these footnotes “the 2000 Act”), Schedule 17 (paragraphs 1 and 2), the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c.20) (in these footnotes “the 2003 Act”), Schedule 2 (paragraphs 1 and 3), the Railways Act 2005 (c.14) (in these footnotes “the 2005 Act”), Schedule 1 (paragraph 1(1)) and Schedule 13 (Part 1) and by S.I. 2015/1682, the Schedule, paragraph 1. Section 7(9) was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1 (paragraph 1(2)). Sections 16A to 16I were inserted by the 2000 Act, section 223 and section 16B(1) was amended by the 2003 Act, Schedule 2 (paragraphs 1 and 3), the 2005 Act, Schedule 1 (paragraph 11(4)) and by S.I. 2015/1682, the Schedule, paragraph 1. Section 20(1) was amended by the 2000 Act, Schedule 27 (paragraphs 17 and 23(1) and (2)), the 2003 Act, Schedule 2 (paragraphs 1 and 3) and by S.I. 2015/1682, the Schedule, paragraph 1. Section 20(2) was amended by the 2000 Act, Schedules 27 (paragraphs 17 and 23(1), (3)) and 31 (Part IV). Section 24(1) and (2) was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1 (paragraph 14(1), (2)). Section 143(3) was amended by the 2005 Act, Schedule 11 (paragraphs 1 and 15). The “appropriate facilities authority” is defined, for the purposes of sections 16B to G, in section 16A(3A) (inserted by the 2005 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 11(3)). A definition of “appropriate designating authority” was inserted into section 23(3) of the Railways Act 1993, for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act, by Schedule 1, paragraph 13(4) of the 2005 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2005 c.14. “the national authority” is defined for the purposes of section 38(1) in section 38(2) of the 2005 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The Office of Rail and Road was established as a body corporate by section 15 of the 2003 Act. The body was formerly known as the Office of Rail Regulation but its name was changed to the Office of Rail and Road to reflect its new role as Highways Monitor for the strategic road network in England under Part I of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c.7). The name change was effected by the Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), made pursuant to section 15A of the 2003 Act (as inserted by section 10(9) of the Infrastructure Act 2015), and which came into force on 16th October 2015."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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