{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1974/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1974/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1974/48",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Act 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1974",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the law relating to the British Railways Board; to make provision for the performance by the Secretary of State of functions in relation to the Board under certain regulations of the Council of the European Communities relating to transport; to make provision with respect to certain pension schemes; to make provision for grants in connection with freight haulage facilities; to make provision with respect to the chairmen of Transport Consultative Committees; and for connected purposes.\n[31st July 1974]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (prosp.) by 2000 c. 38, ss. 274, 275(1), Sch. 31 Pt. IV"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Functions of Secretary of State under this Act exercisable by Minister of Transport: S.I. 1979/571, art. 2(1). Functions of Minister of Transport under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1981/238, art. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act amended (E.W.) (prosp.) (temp.) by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), ss. 36, 37, 39 (which s. 37 is repealed (1.4.1994) by 1993, c. 43, ss. 152(3), Sch.14; S.I. 1994/571, art. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 01.01.1975 see s. 10(4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/48/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:43:04.221807+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."
}