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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-rail-passengers-council-and-rail-passengers-committees-exemptions-amendment-order-2005/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/1737",
  "legislation_title": "The Railways (Rail Passengers' Council and Rail Passengers' Committees) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-rail-passengers-council-and-rail-passengers-committees-exemptions-amendment-order-2005",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order amends the Railways (Rail Passengers' Council and Rail Passengers' Committees) (Exemptions) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1695) (“the 2003 Order”).\nSection 21(1) of the Railways Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) provides for the abolition of the Rail Passengers' Committees established under section 2(2) of the Railways Act 1993. This provision comes into force on 24th July 2005.\nThis Order amends the 2003 Order so as to remove references to the Rail Passengers' Committees in anticipation of their abolition. Section 19(6) of the 2005 Act provides for the Rail Passengers' Council established by section 3(2) of the 1993 Act to cease to exist. References to the Rail Passengers' Council in the 2003 Order shall, by virtue of section 19(7) of the 2005 Act, apply to the new Rail Passengers' Council established by section 19(1) of that Act with effect from 24th July 2005 (being the date on which section 19 comes into force).\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1737/note",
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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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