{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-services-operation-by-licensed-hire-cars-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2863",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Services (Operation by Licensed Hire Cars) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-services-operation-by-licensed-hire-cars-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Public Passenger Transport\nMade 26th October 2009\nLaid before Parliament 29th October 2009\nComing into force 27th November 2009\nThe Secretary of State for Transport makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 12(9), (10) and (10A) and 13(3) of the Transport Act 1985 and section 60(1A) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.\nIn accordance with section 61(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 the Secretary of State has consulted with such representative organisations as he thought fit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1985 c.67; sections 12 and 13 were amended by the Local Transport Act 2008 (c.26), section 53. See also section 60(2) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 which defines “prescribed” to mean prescribed by regulations. Section 60(2) is applicable by virtue of section 134(1) of the 1985 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c.14; section 60(1A) was inserted by section 134(2) of the 1985 Act and is applicable by virtue of section 134(1) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 61 is applicable by virtue of section 135(1) of the 1985 Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2863/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}