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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-2005-commencement-no-6-order-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1951",
  "legislation_title": "The Railways Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-2005-commencement-no-6-order-2006",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force provisions of the Railways Act 2005 (“the Act”).\nArticle 2 brings into force section 1(10) of the Act which permits the Secretary of State to provide for the abolition of the Strategic Rail Authority (“SRA”) by making an order.\nIt also brings into force sections 42 and 43 of the Act in Part 4 of the Act.\nSection 42 sets out the duties of the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales in publishing guidance on assessing closure proposals referred to in sections 22 to 31 of the Act.\nSection 43 provides for Parliamentary scrutiny of Closures Guidance, and modifications to such Guidance. Closures Guidance and modifications to it must be laid before Parliament and/or the Scottish Parliament as appropriate, and are brought into force by order. Where guidance or modification to such guidance is made by Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers or both of them jointly with the National Assembly for Wales (“NAW”), then an order may only be made with the consent of the NAW.\nArticle 2 also brings into force the interpretation provisions in section 45 (1) and (2) which relate to those other provisions in Part 4 of the Act commenced by this Order. Article 2 also partially commences sections 56 and 59(1) and (6) of the Act.\nArticle 2 also brings into force the amendments made by Schedules 12 and 13 of the Act to section 248 of the Transport Act 2000 substituting references to the Strategic Rail Authority with references to the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the National Assembly for Wales. Section 248 requires operators of railway passenger services, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that any substitute road services allow disabled passengers to travel safely and in reasonable comfort.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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