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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-insulation-railways-and-other-guided-transport-systems-regulations-1996/schedule-2/part-II/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-insulation-railways-and-other-guided-transport-systems-regulations-1996/schedule-2/part-II/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/428",
  "legislation_title": "The Noise Insulation (Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/noise-insulation-railways-and-other-guided-transport-systems-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/2/part/II/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“magnetic levitation” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided by means of magnetic force;\n“monorail” means a mode in which the vehicles are supported and guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or beam;\n“road-based with cable guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—\n(a) capable of operating on a road; and\n(b) guided wholly or mainly by means of a cable, wire or other device which is not in direct physical contact with the vehicles;\n“road-based with rail guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—\n(a) capable of operating on a road; and\n(b) guided wholly or mainly by means of a single rail or slot;\n“road-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—\n(a) capable of operating on a road; and\n(b) guided wholly or mainly by means of wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus; and\n“track-based with side guidance” means a mode in which the vehicles are—\n(a) supported by means of a track or other structure not being a road; and\n(b) guided wholly or mainly by means of wheels bearing outwards against fixed apparatus.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/428/schedule/2/part/II/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:51:42.672677+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."
}