Defined term

“railway”

Defined in 24 Acts and 88 statutory instruments.

  1. The Alconbury Airfield (Rail Facilities and Connection to East Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI
  2. The Babbacombe Cliff Railway Order 2009 SI
  3. The Bitton Railway Order 2002 SI 2 definitions
  4. The Bus Service Operators Grant (England) Regulations 2002 SI
  5. Capital Allowances Act 2001 Act 4 definitions
  6. Channel Tunnel Act 1987 Act 3 definitions
  7. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 Act
  8. The Chiltern Railways (Bicester to Oxford Improvements) Order 2012 SI 2 definitions
  9. The Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway (Chinnor Branch and Risborough Sidings) Order 2021 SI
  10. The Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016 SI
  11. The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013 SI
  12. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (New Method of Instituting Proceedings) (Specification of Relevant Prosecutors) Order 2016 SI
  13. Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 Act
  14. Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 Act
  15. The Croxley Rail Link Order 2013 SI 2 definitions
  16. The Daventry International Rail Freight Interchange Alteration Order 2014 SI
  17. The Disability Discrimination (Transport Vehicles) Regulations 2005 SI
  18. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement and 2012 Games Preparation) Order 2007 SI
  19. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement) Order 2005 SI
  20. The East Kent Railway Order 2007 SI
  21. The East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange and Highway Order 2016 SI
  22. The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Order 2015 SI
  23. The Eden Valley Railway Order 2004 SI
  24. Employment Rights Act 2025 Act
  25. Equality Act 2010 Act
  26. Factories Act 1961 Act
  27. The Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 SI 5 definitions
  28. Government of Wales Act 2006 Act 2 definitions
  29. The Great Central Railway (East Leake Branch, etc.) Order 2000 SI
  30. Greater London Authority Act 1999 Act
  31. The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority for Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems) Regulations 2006 SI
  32. The Health and Safety (Enforcing Authority) Regulations 1998 SI
  33. The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2001 SI
  34. The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2002 SI
  35. Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2003 SI
  36. The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2005 SI
  37. The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2006 SI
  38. The Heathrow Express Railway Extension Order 2002 SI 2 definitions
  39. Highways Act 1980 Act 3 definitions
  40. The Home Information Pack (No. 2) Regulations 2007 SI
  41. The Home Information Pack Regulations 2006 SI
  42. The Home Information Pack Regulations 2007 SI
  43. The Important Public Services (Transport) Regulations 2017 SI
  44. The Infrastructure Planning (Model Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2009 SI 2 definitions
  45. Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 Act
  46. The Leeds Supertram (Extension) Order 2001 SI
  47. The London Cable Car Order 2012 SI
  48. The London Gateway Logistics and Commercial Centre Order 2007 SI
  49. The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015 SI
  50. The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001 SI
  51. The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Order 2025 SI
  52. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016 SI
  53. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) Order 2005 SI
  54. The Midland Metro (Birmingham Eastside Extension) Order 2020 SI
  55. The Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005 SI
  56. The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016 SI
  57. The Nene Valley Railway (Fletton Branch) Order 2012 SI
  58. The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 SI
  59. The Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 SI
  60. The Network Rail (Church Fenton Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2024 SI
  61. The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020 SI
  62. The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011 SI
  63. The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 SI
  64. The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 SI
  65. The Network Rail (Huyton) Order 2014 SI
  66. The Network Rail (Ipswich Chord) Order 2012 SI
  67. The Network Rail (Leeds to Micklefield Enhancements) Order 2024 SI
  68. The Network Rail (North Doncaster Chord) Order 2012 SI
  69. The Network Rail (Norton Bridge Area Improvements) Order 2014 SI
  70. The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 2010 SI
  71. The Network Rail (Ordsall Chord) Order 2015 SI
  72. The Network Rail (Redditch Branch Enhancement) Order 2013 SI
  73. The Network Rail (Thameslink 2000) Order 2006 SI
  74. The Network Rail (Werrington Grade Separation) Order 2018 SI
  75. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI
  76. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2004 SI
  77. New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 Act 2 definitions
  78. The Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange Order 2019 SI
  79. The Northumberland Line Order 2022 SI
  80. The Piccadilly Line (Heathrow T5 Extension) Order 2002 SI
  81. Planning Act 2008 Act
  82. The Port of Blyth (Battleship Wharf Railway) Order 2006 SI 2 definitions
  83. The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 SI
  84. Public Order Act 2023 Act
  85. The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) (Quality Contracts Schemes) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 SI
  86. The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Applications for Exemption Orders) Regulations 2010 SI
  87. The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010 SI
  88. The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005 SI
  89. Railways Act 1993 Act 10 definitions
  90. Railways Act 2005 Act 9 definitions
  91. The Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 SI
  92. Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 Act 2 definitions
  93. The Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005 SI
  94. The Railways (Safety Case) Regulations 2000 SI
  95. Rating Act 1971 Act
  96. The REACH Enforcement (Amendment) Regulations 2013 SI
  97. The REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 SI 2 definitions
  98. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 SI
  99. The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 SI
  100. The Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023 SI 2 definitions
  101. Scotland Act 1998 Act 2 definitions
  102. The Strand Road, Preston Railway Order 2002 SI
  103. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 SI 3 definitions
  104. The Swanage Railway Order 2014 SI
  105. Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 Act
  106. The Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025 SI
  107. The Trafford Park Railway Order 2000 SI
  108. Transport Act 1968 Act
  109. Transport Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  110. Transport and Works Act 1992 Act
  111. The Wear Valley Railway Order 2002 SI
  112. The Wear Valley Railway (Transfer) Order 2020 SI

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