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| Long title | An Act for regulating Railways. |
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| Statute book chapter | 3 & 4 Vict c 97 |
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| Royal Assent | 10 August 1840 |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Railway Regulation Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c 97) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It brought regulation to the rapidly emerging railway industry in the United Kingdom.
The Railways Department of the Board of Trade (the predecessor of Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate) was created to fulfil this task.
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Measures contained in the Act were;
As of 2011, Section 16 of the Act, For punishment of persons obstructing the officers of any railway company, or trespassing upon any railway remains in force, as subsequently amended. The remainder has been repealed and replaced.
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