Metropolitan Electric Tramways (Railless Traction) Act 1913
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1913 c. ciii |
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5.] Metropolitan Electric Tramways [Ch. Ciii.]
(Railless Traction) Act, 19ia.
CHAPTER ciii.
An Act to empower the Metropolitan Electric Tramways
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Limited to provide and work vehicles by means of
railless traction and for other purposes.
[15th August ,1913.] .
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HEREAS the Metropolitan Electric Tramways Limited (in
this Act called " the Company ") are the owners or lessees
of certain tramways in the counties of London and Middlesex
and are the lessees of certain light railways in the counties of
Middlesex and Hertford and hâve ohtained powers to construct
and work certain light railways in the urhan district of Tottenham
in the connty of Middlesex:
And whereas one of the said tramways of the Company is
laid in High Eoad Tottenham and the Company were by the
Tottenham Walthamstow Light Railway Order 1906 (in this Act
referred to as " the Order of
1906
") authorised to construct light
railways for the purposes of affording trame facilities between
such tramway and the boundary between the urban districts of
Tottenham and Walthamstow at or near the bridge known as the
Eerry Bridge over the old River Lee:
And whereas the Walthamstow Urban District Council
(herein-after referred to as "the Walthamstow Council") own
and work a System of light railways in their district terminating
near to the said bridge:
And whereas by the Metropolitan Electric Tramways Act
1911 (in this Act referred to as " the Act of
1911
") the Company
and the Essex County Council were authorised to construct a
new bridge over the old Hiver Lee from a point at or near
the south-eastem bank of that river and the termination of
the said authorised light railways of the Company to a point
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at or near the said termination of the light railways of the
Walthamstow Council :
And whereas it was provided by the Act of 1911 that the
Walthamstow Council should in certain events apply for the
necessary powers to make a light railway on and over the said
bridge for the purpose of Connecting the said light railways of
the said council and the Company:
And whereas under the Act of 1911 powers were conferred
upon the Middlesex County Council (in this Act referred to as
" the Middlesex Council ") to purchase and acquire from the Com-
pany the right of constructing the said light railways authorised
by the said Order of 1906 and the powers for the construction
thereof were extended for a period of eighteen months from the
eighteenth day of August one thousand nine hundred and eleven :
And whereas the Middlesex Council hâve not exercised the
said powers and the Company hâve not constructed the said
light railways : .
And whereas the provision of a trolley vehicle service on and
extending beyond the route of the said authorised light railways
of the Company as provided by this Act would be more economical
and afford better trafiïc facilities than the construction of the light
railways authorised by the Order of 1906 and it is expédient
that the Company should be empowered to "provide such a trolley
vehicle service :
And whereas it is expédient that the Middlesex Council
should be empowered to acquire the powers of this Act with
référence to the provision and use of trolley vehicles along
the routes above mentioned and to other matters in this Act
mentioned :
And whereas it is expédient that the Company the Middlesex
Council and any such local authority company or person as is
mentioned or referred to in this Act in that behalf should be
authorised to enter into and fulfil agreements for the several
pur poses herein-after specified:
And whereas it is expédient that the time now limited by the
Act of 1911 for the compulsory purchase of the lands authorised
to be acquired by the Metropolitan Electric Tramways Act 1905
should be extended as provided by this Act
:
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be effected
without the authority of Parliament
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(Bailless Traction) Act, 1913.
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted A.IM913.
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 présent Parliament assembled and by the
authority of the same as follows:—
1.
This Act may be cited as the Metropolitan Electric Short title.
Tramways (Railless Traction) Act 1913.
2.
The following Acts and parts of Acts so far as the same I?~^°™(^B
are applicable for the purposes of and are not inconsistent with
or expressly varied by this Act are incorporated with and form
part of this Act (that is to say) :—
The Lands Clauses Acts (except the provisions of the Lands
Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 with respect to the purchase
and taking of lands otherwise than by agreement) :
The following provisions of the Tramways Act 1870 :—
Section 3 (Interprétation of terms) ;
Part II. (Relating to the construction of tramways
(except sections 22 25 28 and 29) ) ;
Section 41 (Tramways to be removed in certain cases) ;
Section 42 (Proceedings in case of iniolvency of pro-
moters) ;
Section 44 (Power of sale) ;
Section 45 (Tolls &c.) ;
Section 46 (Byelaws by local authority Promoters may
make certain régulations);
Section 47 (Penalties may be imposed in byelaws);
Section 48 (Power to local authority to license drivers
conductors &c);
Section 49 (Penalty for obstruction of promoters in laying
out tramway) ;
Section 51 (Penalty on passengers praetismg frauds on
the promoters) ;
Section 52 (Transient offenders);
Section 53 (Penalty for bringing dangewus goods on the
tramway) ;
Section 55 (Promoters or lessees to be wponsible for ail
damages) ;
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