Doncaster Corporation Act 1931
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1931 c. lvii |
[21
&
22
GEO.
5.] Doncaster [(Jb,
lvii.1
Corporation
Act, 1931.
CHAPTER Mi.
An Act to empower the corporation of Doncaster
A.D.
1931.
to construct additional waterworks to establish —
an aerodrome undertaking and to provide and
work trolley vehicles to confer further powers
upon them with respect to their water light
railways gas and electricity undertakings to
make better provision for the health local
government and finance of the borough and
for other purposes. [8th July 1931.]
W
HEREAS the borough of Doncaster (in this Act
referred to as "the borough") is a county
borough within the meaning of the Local Government
Act 1888 and is subject to the jurisdiction of the mayor
aldermen and burgesses of the borough (in this Act
referred to as " the Corporation ") who are the urban
sanitary authority for the borough:
And whereas it is expedient that the supplies of
water at present available to the Corporation should
be increased and that the Corporation should be
empowered to make and maintain the new waterworks
in this Act mentioned and that the further powers in
this Act contained should be conferred upon them in
relation to their water undertaking :
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation
should establish an aerodrome and works and con-
veniences connected therewith and should be empowered
to acquire lands for those purposes:
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Doncaster [21 & 22
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O.]
Corporation
Act, 1931.
A.D.
1931.
And whereas the Corporation are the owners of a
— system of light railways and trolley vehicles within and
outside the borough and it is expedient that they should
be empowered to substitute a trolley vehicle system
on the route of certain of their light railways as by this
Act provided and that the other powers in this Act
contained with reference to their light railways under-
taking should be conferred:
And whereas it is expedient that further powers
should be conferred upon the Corporation with respect
to their gas and electricity undertakings:
And whereas it is expedient that further and better
provision should be made with reference to streets
and buildings and sanitary matters and otherwise
for the local government health improvement and
finance of the borough and that the powers of the
Corporation in relation thereto should be enlarged and
extended:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the
Corporation in relation to the following purposes in
respect of which they are authorised by this Act to
borrow money and such estimates are as follows (that
is to say):—
For the purchase of lands and ease- £
ments for and for the construction
of the waterworks by this Act
authorised 23,500
For the provision of water softening
plant 8,500
For the purchase of lands and ease-
ments for and for the purposes of
the aerodrome undertaking by
this Act authorised - - - 120,000
For the provision of and equipment for
trolley vehicles 30,150
And whereas the several works included in such
estimates are permanent works and it is expedient
that the cost thereof should be spread over a term of
years as by this Act provided:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provi-
sions contained in this Act should be enacted:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines
situations and levels of the works authorised by this
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GEO.
5.] Doncaster [Ch.
lvii.]
Corporation
Act, 1931.
Act and also a book of reference containing the names A.D.
1931.
of the owners and lessees or reputed owners and lessees —
and of the occupiers of the lands required or which
may be taken for the purposes or under the powers of
this Act were duly deposited with the clerk of the
county council for the west riding of the county of
York and the town clerk of the borough respectively
which plans sections and book of reference are in this
Act respectively referred to as the deposited plans
sections and book of reference:
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be
effected without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the
Bill for this Act the requirements of the Borough Funds
Acts 1872 and 1903 have been observed :
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may
be enacted and
be
it enacted by the King's most Excellent
Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present
Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same
as follows:—
PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.
This Act may be cited as the Doncaster Corpora-
Short
title.
tion Act 1931.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows :— Division
of
Part I.—Preliminary. ^^°
Part II.—Water.
Part III.—Aerodrome undertaking.
Part IV.—Lands.
Part V.—Trolley vehicles &c.
Part VI.—Gas.
Part VTL—Electricity.
Part VIII.—Streets and buildings.
Part IX.—Town planning.
Part X.—Infectious disease and sanitary pro-
visions.
Part XI.—Human food.
Part XII.—Police provisions.
Part XIII.—Finance.
Part XIV.—Miscellaneous.
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