{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993/section-21",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993/section-21.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1993/43",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Act 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-1993",
  "path": "section/21",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Model clauses for access contracts.",
  "text": "(1) The Office of Rail and Road may prepare and publish model clauses for inclusion in access contracts.\n(2) Different model clauses may be prepared and published in relation to different classes or descriptions of railway facility.\n(3) The Office of Rail and Road may from time to time revise any model clauses published under this section and may publish those clauses as so revised.\n(4) In preparing or revising any model clauses under this section, the Office of Rail and Road may consult such persons as it thinks fit.\n(5) The Office of Rail and Road shall encourage, and may require, the use of any of its model clauses . . . in access contracts wherever it considers it appropriate.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 21 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(dd)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 21 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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 21(5) inserted (5.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 16, 120, Sch. 2 para. 10(a); S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 21(5) repealed (5.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 16, 118, 120, Sch. 2 para. 10(b), Sch. 8; S.I. 2004/827, art. 4(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/43/section/21",
    "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."
}