{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-consolidation-act-1845/schedule-SECOND/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/8-9/20",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-consolidation-act-1845",
  "path": "schedule/SECOND/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The area shall extend laterally on each side of (but not including) the inner area of protection to the following distance therefrom:—\nIf the depth of the seam is 160 yards or under\nNil.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 160 yards, but does not exceed 170 yards\n1½ yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 170 yards, but does not exceed 180 yards\n2½ yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 180 yards, but does not exceed 190 yards\n4½yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 190 yards, but does not exceed 200 yards\n5½ yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 200 yards, but does not exceed 210 yards\n7 yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 210 yards, but does not exceed 220 yards\n8 yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 220 yards, but does not exceed 230 yards\n9 yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 230 yards, but does not exceed 240 yards\n9½ yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 240 yards, but does not exceed 250 yards\n10 yards.\nIf the depth of the seam exceeds 250 yards\nTo a line descending outwards from the railway or works at an angle of one horizontal to five vertical from a point on the boundary of the railway or works at rail level until the depth of 650 yards is reached and thence descending vertically.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/8-9/20/schedule/SECOND/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:34:18.834843+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."
}