# Railway Employment (Prevention of Accidents) Act 1900, Section 16: Definition of “railway” and “railway company.”


In this Act—
The expression “railway” means any railway used for the purposes of public traffic whether passenger, goods, or other traffic, and includes any works of the railway company connected with the railway; and
The expression “railway company” includes a company or person working a railway under lease or otherwise.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/63-64/27/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railway-employment-prevention-of-accidents-act-1900/section-16
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