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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-closure-provisions-exemptions-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1356",
  "legislation_title": "The Railways (Closure Provisions) (Exemptions) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-closure-provisions-exemptions-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TRANSPORT\nMade 21st May 1996\nLaid before Parliament 22nd May 1996\nComing into force 24th May 1996\nThe Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(2), (4) and (5), 143(4) and 151(5) of the Railways Act 1993, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 43."
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  "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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