Hastings Harbour Act 1897

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1897 c. cxii
[60 & 61 VICT.] Hastings Sarbour Act, 1897. [Oh. CXiL]
CHAPTER cxii.
An Act to revive extend and vary some of the powers of A.D.1897.
the Hastings Harbour Commissioners to confer further
borrowing and other powers upon them and for other
purposes. [15th July 1897.]
HEREAS by the Hastings Harbour Act 1890 (herein-after
called " the Act of 1890 ") a body of Commissioners (in the
said Act and herein-after called " the Commissioners") was
incorporated for the making and maintaining the harbour and
works thereby authorised and was empowered to borrow money for
the said purposes:
And whereas the Commissioners have already raised a large
portion of the moneys which they were authorised to borrow and
have made considerable progress with the construction of the works
authorised by the Act of 1890 :
And whereas the period for the compulsory purchase of lands
for the said harbour and works has expired and the period for the
completion of the works would if not extended expire on the fourth
day of August one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven and
it is expedient that such periods should be revived and extended :
And whereas it is expedient that certain works authorised by
the Act of 1890 should be abandoned and that the position of
certain other works should be altered as herein-after described
and that powers for the reclamation of certain lands should be
conferred upon the Commissioners and that they should for the
purposes of this Act and the Act of 1890 and the general purposes
of their undertaking be authorised to borrow additional money as
herein-after provided:
And whereas it is expedient that section 8 of the Act of 1890
relating to vacancies in the office of Commissioner should he
amended and that sections 10 11 and 12 of the said Act relating
to the retirement of Commissioners the election of other Commis-
sioners to supply the place of those retiring and the choice of a
[Priee 9d.]
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