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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-regulations-1998/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-regulations-1998/schedule-3/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1340",
  "legislation_title": "The Railways Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/railways-regulations-1998",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of paragraph 2 a person has been convicted of a serious offence if that offence was committed under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom and if on conviction there was imposed on him for that offence a punishment falling within sub-paragraph (2).\n(2) The punishments are—\n(a) a sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months;\n(b) a fine exceeding level 4 on the standard scale;\n(c) a community service order requiring him to perform work for more than 60 hours; and\n(d) in the case of an offence committed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, any punishment corresponding to those mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).\n(3) In sub-paragraph (2)—\n(a) the reference to a sentence of imprisonment includes a reference to any form of custodial sentence or order, other than one imposed under the enactments relating to mental health; and\n(b) “community service order” means an order under section 14 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 or under the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 62."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1978 c. 49."
    }
  ],
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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."
}