{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-2005/schedule-5/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-2005/schedule-5/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/14",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-act-2005",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“accounting records” includes all books, papers and other records of the PC relating to—\n(a)the accounts which it is required to keep; or\n(b)matters dealt with in those accounts;\n“financial year” means—\n(a)the period beginning with the establishment of the PC and ending with the following 31st March; or\n(b)a subsequent period of twelve months ending with 31st March;\n“member” means the chairman or another member of the PC;\n“the PC” means the Passengers’ Council established by section 19(1).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 substituted (25.2.2010) by The Passengers’ Council (Non-Railway Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/439), art. 1, Sch. para. 9(7)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 1 substituted (25.2.2010) by The Passengers’ Council (Non-Railway Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/439), art. 1, Sch. para. 9(7)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 para. 1 in force at 24.7.2005 by S.I. 2005/1909, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/14/schedule/5/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:06.853495+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."
}