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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railway-safety-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-1997/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/553",
  "legislation_title": "The Railway Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997",
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  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Means of communication",
  "text": "The operator of a vehicle which is being used for the carriage of fare paying passengers shall ensure that there is provided and maintained on such a vehicle suitable and sufficient means whereby passengers can communicate with a person who is in a position to take appropriate action in the event of an emergency.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/553/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:23:46.160217+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."
}