{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-67",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-and-transport-safety-act-2003/section-67.json",
  "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/67",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "67",
  "heading": "Senior appointment: delegation of function",
  "text": "The Secretary of State may delegate to the chief inspector of constabulary appointed under section 54 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) or designated under section 71(3) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012the function of—\n(a) approving an appointment under or by virtue of a provision of this Part, or\n(b) giving consent under section 22(4) or 23(4).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 67 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 41(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 67 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(xx)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/20/section/67",
    "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."
}