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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/14",
  "legislation_title": "Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-passenger-vehicles-act-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to public passenger vehicles.\n[15th April 1981]",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act modified in part by virtue of S.I. 1980/1460, regs. 4–6 (as amended by S.I. 1981/462, regs. 2–4) and Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30, SIF 115:1), ss. 17(2)(a), 23(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act modified by S.I. 1984/748, regs. 4(2), 5(2), 6(2), 7(2), 9(2), 10(2), 11(2), 12(2), Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.) by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), s. 44(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.) by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), s. 11(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act amended by S.I. 1986/1628, reg. 5(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act: definition applied (E.W.) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56, SIF 130 ), ss. 76(5)(a), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 13 paras.1, 2, Sch. 14 para. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Definition of \"PSV testing station\" applied (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 69A (as substituted (1.7.1992) by Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40, SIF 107:1), s.12; S.I. 1992/1286, art. 2,Sch.)Act: modified (28.1.2000) by S.I. 1999/3413, reg. 10(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act modified (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), arts. 1(1), 27"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act: transfer of functions (1.9.2009) by The Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and Appeal Panel) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1885), arts. 1(1), 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Act modified (4.12.2011) by The Public Service Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2634), reg. 18"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C11",
      "text": "Act modified by S.I. 1981/1628, reg. 5(2) (as amended (5.10.2017) by The Operation of Public Service Vehicles (Partnership) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/873), regs. 1(1), 5(a))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C12",
      "text": "Act modified (1.2.2019) by The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1395), reg. 5(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act not in force at date of Royal Assent see s. 89(2); Act wholly in force at 30.10.1981"
    }
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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."
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