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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-railways-act-1871/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/34-35/78",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation of Railways Act 1871",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-railways-act-1871",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the Law respecting the Inspection and Regulation of Railways.\n[14th August 1871]",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (E.W.S.) (10.5.1997) by S.I. 1997/553, reg. 12(1), Sch. Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Functions of Board of Trade made exercisable by Minister of Transport by Ministry of Transport Act 1919 (c. 50), s. 2; S.I. 1953/1204 (1953 I, p. 1225), art. 3(1); S.I. 1959/1768 (1959 I, p. 1793), art. 3(2); S.I. 1970/1681, art. 2(1); S.I. 1979/571, art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Functions transferred by S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1964 No. 205 (p. 937)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act extended by Transport Act 1968 (c. 73), Sch. 16 para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act modified (12.11.1992) by Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1992 (c. xviii), s. 10"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act modified by Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1991 (c. xvi), s. 10"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act amended (E.W.S.) (2.2.1994) by virtue of 1993 c. 43, ss. 117(1)(6), 150(1)(e) (with S.I. 1990/1380, arts. 3, 4); S.I. 1994/202, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Power to repeal or modify this Act conferred (E.W.S.) by 1974 c. 37, s. 15 (as that Act is amended (2.2.1994) by 1993 c. 43, s. 117(1)(4)(6) (with 150(1)(e)); S.I. 1994/202, art. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act modified (26.5.1994) by 1994 c. vi, s. 10"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act applied (30.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/1306, art. 3(3)Act applied (21.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/2129, art. 3(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Act: power to repeal or modify conferred (14.10.2002) by 2002 c. 8 (N.I.), ss. 1(4)(d), 8(1)"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:53:11.168012+00:00"
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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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