Liverpool Corporation (General Powers) Act 1930
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1930 c. cxii |
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5.] Liverpool Corporation [Ch. CXiL]
(General Powers) Act, 1930.
CHAPTER cxii.
An Act to confer further powers upon the corpora-
A.D.
1930.
tion of Liverpool with respect to their tramways
and electricity undertakings to make better
provision for the health and local government
of the city and for other purposes.
[10th July 1930.]
W
HEREAS the city of Liverpool is a municipal
borough under the management and local govern-
ment of the lord mayor aldermen and citizens of the
city acting by the council (in this Act respectively
referred to as " the Corporation " and " the city "):
And whereas the Corporation are the owners of
tramways and light railways within and without the
city and it is expedient that they should be empowered
to substitute trolley vehicle systems on the routes thereof
as by this Act provided and that the period for the
completion of Tramway No. 7 authorised by the Liverpool
Corporation Act 1921 should be extended:
And whereas it is expedient that further powers
should be conferred upon the Corporation in connection
with their electricity undertaking :
And whereas it is expedient that further and better
provision should be made with reference to buildings
streets and police and sanitary matters and otherwise
for the local government health and improvement of the
city and that the powers of the Corporation in relation
thereto should be enlarged and extended :
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CXiiJ Liverpool Corporation [20
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(General
Powers) Act, 1930.
A.D.
1930. And whereas it is expedient that the other powers
— contained in this Act should be conferred :
And whereas the objects of this Act cannot be
attained 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 (that is to say):—
PART L
PRELIMINARY.
Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Liverpool Corpora-
tion (General Powers) Act 1930.
2,
This Act is divided into Parts as follows :—
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Trolley vehicles &c.
Part III.—Electricity.
Part IV.—Buildings and streets.
Part V.—Police provisions.
Part VI.—Employment of young persons in
errand work.
Part VII.—Finance.
Part VIII.—Miscellaneous.
3.
Subject to the provisions of this Act and unless
the subject or context otherwise requires the several
words and expressions to which by the Acts wholly or
partially incorporated with this Act and by the Public
Health Acts meanings are assigned shall in this Act
have in relation to the relative subject-matter the same
respective meanings And in this Act—
" The city " means the city of Liverpool;
" The Corporation " means the lord mayor aldermen
and citizens of the city;
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Division of
Act into
Parts.
Interpreta-
tion.
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(General Powers) Act, 1930.
" The town clerk " means the town clerk of the A.D. 1930.
city and includes any person duly appointed —
hy the Corporation to discharge temporarily
the duties of such officer;
" The general rate fund " and " the general rate "
mean respectively the general rate fund and the
general rate of the city;
" The Minister '.' means the Minister of Health;
" The Act of 1921 " means the Liverpool Corporation
Act 1921;
" The Act of 1927 " means the Liverpool Corporation
Act 1927;
" The tramways undertaking " means the tramways
undertaking of the Corporation as from time to
time authorised;
" The electricity undertaking " means the electricity
undertaking of the Corporation as from time to
time authorised;
" Road authority " means with reference to any road
or part of a road over which any proposed trolley
vehicle service will pass the authority company
or person charged with or liable to contribute
to the maintenance of such road or part of
a road;
" Trolley vehicle " means a mechanically propelled
vehicle adapted for use upon roads without
rails and moved by electrical power transmitted
thereto from some external source;
" The dock board " means the Mersey Docks and
Harbour Board;
" Daily penalty " means a penalty for every day
on which any offence is continued after con-
viction ;
" Statutory security " means, any security in which
trustees are for the time being by or under any
Act of Parliament passed or to be passed
authorised to invest trust money and any
mortgage bond debenture debenture stock stock
or other security authorised by or under any
Act of Parliament passed or to be passed of
any county council or municipal corporation
or other local authority as defined by section 34
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