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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/645",
  "legislation_title": "The Railways (Access, Management and Licensing of Railway Undertakings) Regulations 2016",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Transport\nMade 21st June 2016\nLaid before Parliament 7th July 2016\nComing into force 29th July 2016\nThe Secretary of State for Transport makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 .\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of that section in relation to measures relating to railways and railway transport.",
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  "status": null,
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      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) is amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Schedule, Part 1."
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/266, to which there have been amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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