Railway Regulation Act 1842
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2 Recited Act and this Act to be construed together.
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9 Gates at level crossings to be kept closed across the road.
10Railway companies to erect and maintain fences.
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14 Power for railway companies to enter upon adjoining lands to repair accidents.
15 Compulsory powers of taking land for the purposes of railways extended where thought necessary for safety by the Board of Trade.
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17 Punishment of persons employed on railways guilty of misconduct.
18 Sheriffs to have jurisdiction in Scotland.
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21 Meaning of the words “railway” and “company”.
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Railway Regulation Act 1842

1842 c.55

An Act for the better Regulation of Railways and for the Conveyance of Troops.

Annotations:
Commencement Information
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Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Act excluded (11.11.1996) by S.I. 1996/2714, art. 3(5)

Act excluded (21.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/2382, art. 4(1)

C2

Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

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Preamble, which recites Railway Regulation Act 1840 (c. 97), omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1890 (c. 51)

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This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland