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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railway-and-canal-traffic-act-1888/section-55",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/51-52/25",
  "legislation_title": "Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railway-and-canal-traffic-act-1888",
  "path": "section/55",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Definitions.",
  "text": "In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—\nTerms defined by the Regulation of Railways Act 1873, have the meanings thereby assigned to them:\nThe term “conservancy authority” means any persons who are otherwise than for private profit intrusted with the duty or invested with the power of conserving, maintaining, or improving the navigation of any tidal or inland water or navigation:\nThe term “harbour board” means any persons who are otherwise than for private profit intrusted with the duty or invested with the power of constructing, improving, managing, regulating, and maintaining a harbour, whether natural or artificial, or any dock:\n. . .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words repealed (E.W.) by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 194, Sch. 12, Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Definitions repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1908 (c. 49) and Transport Act 1962 (c. 46), Sch. 12 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1873 c. 48."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/51-52/25/section/55",
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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."
}