{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merseyrail-electrics-network-order-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merseyrail-electrics-network-order-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1946",
  "legislation_title": "The Merseyrail Electrics Network Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merseyrail-electrics-network-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TRANSPORT\nMade 18th July 2002\nLaid before Parliament 24th July 2002\nComing into force 20th July 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 24(1), (2) and (12), 49(2) to (5), and 151(5) of the Railways Act 1993, and following the consultation required by section 24(3) to (5) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 43; section 24(3) was amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), section 215 and Schedule 16 (paragraphs 8, 15 and 47)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1946/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."
}