{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1968/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1968/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1968/73",
  "legislation_title": "Transport Act 1968",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1968",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make further provision with respect to transport and related matters.\n[25th October 1968]",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Power to amend and repeal conferred by Transport (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 23, SIF 126), s. 14(3)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act excluded by Transport Act 1981 (c. 56, SIF 126), Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 2(1)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Provisions of the Act requiring transport managers for operating centres for authorised vehicles under goods vehicle operator's licences repealed (E.W.) by Transport Act 1982 (c. 49, SIF 126), Sch. 5 para. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act modified (1.6.1993) by S.I. 1993/1119, regs. 3, 4(1), Sch. 1 (as amended (2.7.2012) by S.I. 2012/1659, Sch. 3 para. 32(3) (with arts. 4-6))Act modified (1.6.1993) by S.I. 1993/1119, regs. 3, 4(2), Sch. 2Act: power to apply conferred (S.) (4.1.1995) by 1994 c. 39, s. 40, Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 15 (with s. 7(2)); S.I. 1994/2850, art. 3(a), Sch. 2Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act modified (E.W.S.) (11.8.2007) by The Drivers Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Milk Collection) (Temporary Exemption) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2370), regs. 2, 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Act: transfer of functions in part (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 2, Sch. 1 (with arts. 4-6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Act modified (E.) (1.4.2023) by The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Transfer of Functions) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/176), arts. 1, 5(3)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:52:29.968251+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}