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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-consolidation-scotland-act-1845/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/8-9/33",
  "legislation_title": "Railways Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-clauses-consolidation-scotland-act-1845",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the making of Railways in Scotland.\n[21st July 1845]",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Functions of Board of Trade now exercisable by Minister of Transport: Ministry of Transport Act 1919 (c. 50), s. 2, S.I. 1953/1204 (1953 I, p. 1225), art. 3(1), 1959/1768 (1959 I, p. 1793), art. 3(2), 1970/1681, art. 2(1) and 1979/571, art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "References to sheriff and sheriff substitute to be construed as references to sheriff principal and sheriff respectively: Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act incorporated (S.)(5.1.1994) by 1993 c. 44, ss. 57(1), 64(2) (with s. 30(5), Sch. 6 para. 4)Act (except ss. 1, 7-9, 17-23) incorporated (24.3.1994) by 1994 c. i, s. 1, Sch. Pt. I para. 3(1)(b)(2)(a)(b)Act (except ss. 1, 7-9, 17, 19, 20, 22 and 23) incorporated (24.3.1994) by 1994 c. ii, s. 1, Sch. Pt. I para. 3(1)(b)(2)(a)(b)Act (except ss. 1, 7-9, 17, 19, 20, 22 and 23) incorporated (24.3.1994) by 1994 c. iii, s. 1, Sch. Pt. I para. 3(1)(b)(2)(a)(b)Act excluded (24.3.1994) by 1994 c. iii, s. 1, Sch. Pt. II para. 5(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act incorporated (11.8.2004) by Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Railway and Linked Improvements Act 2004 (asp 10), s. 37(1)(b) (with s. 33)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act incorporated in part (with modifications) (24.7.2006) by Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 13), s. 52 (with ss. 8(4), 50(2), 51)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act incorporated in part (15.1.2007) by Glasgow Airport Rail Link Act 2007 (asp 1), s. 47 (with s. 50)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act incorporated in part (with modifications) (19.4.2007) by Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Act 2007 (asp 16), s. 58 (with ss. 52, 60)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act incorporated in part (8.5.2007) by Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Act 2007 (asp 19), s. 57 (with ss. 48, 59)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Act incorporated in part (with modifications) (11.4.2017) by The Network Rail (Glasgow Queen Street Station) Order 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/100), art. 3(1)(a)(2) (with art. 37)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at Royal Assent."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/8-9/33/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:34:08.872763+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."
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