Manchester Corporation Act 1965
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1965 c. xlii |
| Year | 1965 |
Manchester Corporation
Act
1965
CH.
xlii
ELIZABETH H
1965 CHAPTER xlu
An Act to confer further powers on the lord mayor,
aldermen and citizens of the city of Manchester in
relation to industry, lands, markets, water, public
health, local government, finance and pensions;
and for other purposes. [5th August 1965]
V17HEREAS-
(1) The city of Manchester (in this Act called " the city ")
is
a county borough under the management and local government
of the lord mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city (in this
Act called " the Corporation "):
(2) It is expedient that further and better provision should be
made with reference to industry, lands, public health, local
government, improvement and finances of the city and with
respect to the markets, water and airport undertakings of the
Corporation and with respect to pensions:
(3) It is expedient that the other provisions contained in this
Act be enacted:
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xlii
Manchester Corporation
Act
1965
c 51.
(4) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
(5) Estimates have been prepared by the Corporation for and
in connection with the following purposes:—
The general purposes of the water undertaking
of the Corporation including
the
provision
of mains, pipes, filtration plant, pumps
and other works and the acquisition of
easements £1,000,000
(6) The works included in such estimates are permanent works
and it is expedient that the Corporation should be empowered to
borrow money for those purposes as provided by this Act:
(7) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the
requirements of Part XIII of the Local Government Act, 1933,
have been observed:
Short and
collective
titles.
May it therefore please Your Majesty, that it may be enacted,
and be it enacted, by the Queen'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
I
PRELIMINARY
1.—(1)
This Act may be cited as the Manchester Corporation
Act 1965.
(2) The Manchester Corporation Acts, 1844 to 1962, and
this Act may be cited together as the Manchester Corporation
Acts,
1844 to 1965.
Division of
Act into
Parts.
2.
This
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
Act is divided into Parts, as
I.—Preliminary.
II.—Lands.
III.—Markets.
IV.—Public health.
V.—Public order.
VI.—Newton Heath Cemet
VII.—Finance.
Part VIII.—Pensions.
Part
Part IX.—Miscellaneous.
X.—General.
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1965
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3.—(1) In this Act the several words and expressions to which PART I
meanings are assigned by sections 90 and 343 of
the
Public Health —com.
Act, 1936, have the same respective meanings, unless there be Interpretation.
something in the
subject or context repugnant to such construction,
c.
49.
(2) In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise
requires—
" the Act of 1920 " means the Manchester Corporation Act,
1920; C. XCVll.
" the Act of
1933
" means the Local Government Act, 1933; c.
51.
" the Act of 1936 " means the Public Health Act, 1936;
" the Act of 1959 " means the Highways Act, 1959; c. 25.
" the Act of 1960 " means the Road Traffic Act, I960; c. 16.
" airport undertaking of the Corporation " includes—
(i) the Manchester Airport being the airport
established and maintained by the Corporation on
the area of land described in section 15 (Definitions
for Part IV) of the Manchester Corporation Act,
1954;
and c. xlviii.
(ii) any other aerodromes established and main-
tained or which may be established and maintained
by the Corporation under the provisions of the
Civil Aviation Act, 1949, or any other enactment; c. 67.
and also includes, in either case, all roads, works,
apparatus, plant, equipment and buildings and other
accommodation and any services, facilities and
ancillary businesses undertaken or provided in
connection therewith;
"the appointed day" has the meaning assigned to it by
section 52 (The appointed day) of this Act;
" the city " means the city of Manchester;
"contravention" includes a failure to comply, and
" contravene " shall be construed accordingly;
"the Corporation" means the lord mayor, aldermen and
citizens of the city acting by the council;
" the council " means the council of the city;
" daily fine " means a fine for each day on which an offence
is continued after conviction therefor;
" enactment" includes an enactment in this Act or in any
general or local Act, and any order, byelaw, scheme or
regulation for the time being in force within the city;
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