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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-and-works-act-1992-commencement-no-6-order-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1609",
  "legislation_title": "The Transport and Works Act 1992 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-and-works-act-1992-commencement-no-6-order-1996",
  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force on 8th July 1996 the provisions of the Transport and Works Act 1992 specified in the Schedule to the Order.\nThese include provisions as to the placement of signs and barriers at private crossings of railways and tramways, and which authorise the making by the Secretary of State of regulations prescribing signs and barriers which he authorises for use at such crossings. They also authorise the Secretary of State to give to a railway or tramway operator directions for the placing of crossing signs or barriers.\nThe Order also brings into force, subject to a saving, provision for section 124 of the Transport Act 1968 (which gives power for obligations to be imposed by the Secretary of State in respect of level crossings with roads other than public carriage roads) to cease to have effect in its application in England and Wales.\nIn addition, the Order brings into force provisions which exclude tramcars from certain legislation that relates to hackney carriages (Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 1869), to private hire-cars (London Cab Act 1968, section 4), and to private hire vehicles (Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, Part II), and also from legislation that bestows on local authorities powers in relation to tramway carriages similar to those they possess in relation to hackney carriages (Tramways Act 1870, section 48).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1609/note",
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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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