{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1974/section-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1974/section-10.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1974/48",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Act 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1974",
  "path": "section/10",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Short title, interpretation, extent and commence-ment.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Railways Act 1974.\n(2) In this Act—\n“the1962 Act” means the Transport Act 1962;\n“the1968 Act” means the Transport Act 1968;\n“London regional rail passenger network” has the meaning given by section 36(3) of the London Regional Transport Act 1984;\n. . .\nand expressions used in this Act and in the 1962 Act have the same meaning in this Act as they have in that Act.\n(3) This Act, except sections 3 and 8, extends to Northern Ireland.\n(4) Sections 1, 2 and 3(7) above shall come into force on 1st January 1975.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Definition inserted (E.W.) (prosp.) (temp.) by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), ss. 36, 37(5), 39 (which s. 37 is repealed (1.4.1994) by 1993, c. 43, ss. 152(3), Sch. 14; S.I. 1994/571, art. 5)"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": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Definition in S. 10(2) repealed (1.4.1994) by 1993 c. 43, ss. 152(3), Sch.14; S.I. 1994/571, art. 5"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/48/section/10",
    "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."
}