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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1340",
  "legislation_title": "The Railways Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TRANSPORT\nMade 30th May 1998\nLaid before Parliament 5th June 1998\nComing into force 27th June 1998\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to railways and railway transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/266."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. By virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c. 51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 to implement obligations of the United Kingdom created or arising by or under the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 (Cm 2073) and the Protocol adjusting the Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993 (Cm 2183)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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