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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merseyrail-electrics-network-order-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merseyrail-electrics-network-order-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1696",
  "legislation_title": "The Merseyrail Electrics Network Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merseyrail-electrics-network-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TRANSPORT\nMade 7th July 2003\nLaid before Parliament 8th July 2003\nComing into force 29th July 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 76(7C) and 77(9C) of the Railways Act 1993, and after consultation in accordance with those sections, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 43; sections 76 and 77 were amended by the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), section 215 and Schedule 16 (paragraphs 8, 46 and 47), section 216 and Schedule 17 (paragraphs 17, 20 and 21), section 227 and Schedule 22 (paragraphs 8 and 9), section 228 and section 274 and Schedule 31 (Part IV)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1696/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."
}