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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-railways-act-1889/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-railways-act-1889/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/52-53/57",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation of Railways Act 1889",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-railways-act-1889",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the Regulation of Railways Acts; and for other purposes.\n[30th August 1889]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Functions of Board of Trade under this Act now exercisable by Minister of Transport: Ministry of Transport Act 1919 (c. 50), s. 2, S.I. 1953/1204 (1953 I, p. 1225), art. 3(1), 1959/1768 (1959 I, p. 1793), art. 3(2), 1970/1681, art. 2(1) and 1979/571, art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.S.) by Light Railways Act 1896 (c. 48), s. 12, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act (except ss. 1, 5) excluded (E.W.S.) (29.4.1992) by S.I. 1992/1113, art. 3(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act (except ss. 1, 5) excluded (E.W.S.) (21.5.1992) by S.I. 1992/1267, art. 4(2).Act (except ss. 1, 5) excluded (E.W.S.) (22.6.1993) by S.I. 1993/1607, art. 3(3)Act (except ss. 1, 5) excluded (E.W.S.) (29.6.1993) by S.I. 1993/1651, art. 3(2)Act (except ss. 1, 5) excluded (E.W.S.) (1.9.1993) by S.I. 1993/2154, art. 3(2)Act (except s. 5) excluded (21.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/2382, art. 4(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.S.) (6.11.2013) by The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Second City Crossing) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2587), arts. 1, 3(1) (with arts. 42, 43)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.S.) (9.1.2014) by The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3244), arts. 1, 3(1) (with arts. 57, 58, Sch. 11 paras. 19)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.S.) (16.12.2015) by The Network Rail (Tinsley Chord) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1876), arts. 1, 3(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.S.) (24.11.2016) by The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1035), art. 3(1) (with arts. 43, 44)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Act excluded (E.W.S.) (4.1.2018) by The Blackpool Tramway (Blackpool North Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1214), art. 3(1) (with arts. 3(3), 58, 59)"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland"
    }
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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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