{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-51",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/20",
  "legislation_title": "Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003",
  "path": "section/51",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Policing objectives: Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by direction to the Authority set objectives for policing the railways during a financial year.\n(2) The Secretary of State shall publish a direction under this section.\n(3) Before giving a direction under this section the Secretary of State shall consult—\n(a) the Authority, and\n(b) the Chief Constable.\n(4) Before giving a direction under this section the Secretary of State shall consider any representations made to him by the Scottish Ministers on the matter of objectives for policing the railways in Scotland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 51 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(hh)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/20/section/51",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:18:20.260952+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."
}