# Railways Act 1974, Section 10: Short title, interpretation, extent and commence-ment.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Railways Act 1974.
(2) In this Act—
“the1962 Act” means the Transport Act 1962;
“the1968 Act” means the Transport Act 1968;
“London regional rail passenger network” has the meaning given by section 36(3) of the London Regional Transport Act 1984;
. . .
and expressions used in this Act and in the 1962 Act have the same meaning in this Act as they have in that Act.
(3) This Act, except sections 3 and 8, extends to Northern Ireland.
(4) Sections 1, 2 and 3(7) above shall come into force on 1st January 1975.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/48/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1974/section-10
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