3In the following enactments, the expressions "company" and "railway company" shall be treated as including (in so far as they do not already do so) any through service operator—
section 16 of the [1840 c. 97.] Railway Regulation Act 1840 (obstruction of officers of railway company);
sections 22 (provision and improper use of means of communication) and 25 (arbitration of compensation for railway accidents) of the [1868 c. 119.] Regulation of Railways Act 1868;
sections 3 and 4 (inspection of railways) and 6 and 7 (returns of and inquiries into railway accidents) of the Regulation of Railways Act 1871;
sections 1(1)(c) (power of Secretary of State to make orders in relation to the provision and use of brakes on passenger trains) and 5 (penalty for avoiding payment of fare) of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889; and
section 43 of the [1933 c. 53.] Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 (which modifes section 6 of the Act of 1871).