{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993/schedule-4/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993/schedule-4/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/43",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Act 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Office of Rail and Road shall—\n(a) send a copy of any application for directions received by it to the facility owner; and\n(b) invite the facility owner to make written representations to the Office of Rail and Road within such period (being not less than 21 days from the date of issue of the invitation) as may be specified in the invitation.\n(2) The Office of Rail and Road shall send a copy of any such representations received by it to the applicant and invite him to make further written representations within such period (being not less than 10 days from the date of issue of the invitation) as may be specified in the invitation.\n(3) The Office of Rail and Road may from time to time request or invite further information, clarification or representations from the applicant or the facility owner.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (16.10.2015) by The Office of Rail Regulation (Change of Name) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1682), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(bbb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 4 substituted (5.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 16, 120, {Sch. 2 para. 3(b) Table}; S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(g)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/schedule/4/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:34:47.841849+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."
}