Nottingham Corporation Act 1920
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1920 c. lxvi |
CHAPTER
lxvi.
\VHJ3ILZLIS
thc
11i;ij-o~
alderinen and citizens
of
the city
of
Sottiughmi
ant1
county
of
the
sume
city
(in this
Act
referred
to
as
"
the
Corporation
")
are
the
owners
of
and
work
an euteiisi:-e system
of
tramways within the city and
it
is
expedient to
empower
the
Coupovation to coiistrncl; and work
the
:additional
trariin-wp
and
the
trmiroacls
described in this
,\ct
:
iI11d
whereas it
is
expedient to confer further powers upon
the Corporation with regard
to
the
running
of
niotor omnibuses
as
in
this provided:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the Corporation
should
be
ernpoiwretl to
make
and maintain the street improvements
referred
to in this
:
And
whereas
it
is expedient that the other proT-isions
con-
tained in this
het
should he enacted
:
And
wliereas the purposes
of
this Act
cannot
be effected
11-ithout the authority
of
Parliament
:
-Znd
whereas eftimates
have
heen
prepared
by
the Corpora-
tion
for
the
piirposes
hweinaftcr mentioned and
such
estimates
are
as
folloms
:-
i
4)
For
and
in
coiincsiori with the construction
of
tlic
traniways
ancl tramroads authorised
by
this
Scat
-
104,371
(13)
For
the provision
of
rolling
stock
foil
such
tramways and tramroads
-
-
37,760
S
[Price
2s.
3d.
Net.]
A
1
[Ch.
lxvi.]
Xotiingi~anz
Corpomtion
Act,
1920.
[IO
&
11
GEO.
3.1
A.D.
1920.
(c)
For
electrical equipnient
of
such tramways
(1))
For
the prorision
of
oiiiiiibitses
-
-
(E)
For
:tiid
in connesion with tlie purchase
of
land
for
the
street improvemeii ts autho-
iised
l)y
this Act
and
for the extensioii
of
municipal hnildings
aiicl
for
car sheds
mid
buildings in connexion with tlie tram-
ways
aiid tramroads
and
oiiiiiihuses
of
tJhe
C‘orpor.
c~
t’
ion
(F)
For
aiid in coiiiiesion with tlie construction
of
the said street improT-emeiit.;
6)
or
aiitl
in
connesion wit11 tlie erection
of
cm
sheds
and
builtlings in caoiinexion with
the tramways tramroads and omnibuses
of
the Corporation
-
And
vliereas
tlic seyeral
works
included
in
such
--
and traniroads
-
E
61,351
40,250
398,777
27,587
18,429
estimate\
1-espectirely
;we
permanent
work:,
and it is expedient that
the
cost thereof
should
be
hpreatl over
a
teriii
oE
years
:
_hid
\~ht:reas
iii
relation to the proiiiotion of the Bill for
this Act the reqi~irements
of
the
Koi~ough
Funds
Acts
1872
and
1903
have heen
obserretl
ant1
the approval
of
the
Minister
of
Health
has
l~en olitained
:
Ancl whereas plans and sections showing the lines aiid
levels
of
tlie
norh
authorised
by
this Act and
also
a
book
of
reference
coiitaining
tlie names
of
the ovners and lessees
or
reputed
ou
ners
ant1
lessees
and
of
thc occupiers
of
the lands
yequirecl
or
~~liicli
niq
be
take11
for
the
purposes
or
under
tlie
powers
oF
this
-kt
wtw
duly
deposited
I\
ith
the clerks
of
the
peace
for
the
coIiii!y
of
Sottinglinin and
!or
tlie
coiuiity
of
the
city
of
Kottiiighani r~spectively ancl
are
in
this _ict respectively
referred to
as
the
c1epositt.d
plans
sections
and
book
of
relerence
:
I;\I;ty
it
therefore
please
Your
Xajesty
that
it may he
eiiacted and
he
it enacted
by
the
ICing’s most Excellent Najesty
by
and with
the
advice
ant1
consent
of
the
Lords
Spiritual arid
Temporal niid
Commons
in this present Parliainent
assembled
and
by
the authoritp
of
the same as folloms (that
is
to
srty)
:-
1’SRT
I.
YRELIMIKARY.
Sliort
title.
1.
This
Act
mity
1)e
cited
as
tlie
Nottingham Corporation
Act
1920.
2
[
10
&
11
Geo.
5.1
-Voftinghanz
Co~~~orntiotz
Act,
1920.
[
Ch.
lxvi.]
2.
This
,-let
is tlivicletl into I’arts
;is
f‘cdlom.:
:--
AD.
1920.
Part
I.
-1’reliinin;u.~~.
Divisiou
of
-_
Act
into
Pnrti.
Part II.--Lands.
Part
IlI.--Tr;mways
Tramroads Omnibuses and Trolley
Part
IV.
-Street Worlis.
Part
V.--Financial and Jliscellaneous.
Vehicles.
3.
TI~P
Eollo~ ing Acts
arid
p:trts
of
Acts
‘SO
far
as
the
Illcorpora-
same are
appIicaMe
for
the
purpows
and are iiot incolisistent
tion
of
Act‘.
with the provisions
of
this Act)
are
hereby incorporated with
this Act (namely)
:-
(1)
The Lands
Clauses
Acts with the following exceptions
(9)
Section
127
of
the Iids Clauses Consolida-
tion
,Ict
1845
(relating to the sale
of
superfluons
lands)
is
not incorporated
TT
ith this ,Ict
;
in)
The.
l)od
required
by
section
155
of
the
1,aiids
C1:tuses
Coilsolidation
-\
ct
18
13
slid!
he
under tlie corporate seal
of
the corporation
and
shall be sufficient without the addition
of
the
sureties mentioned in that section
:
(2)
Section
3
(Interpretation of terms) section
19
(Local
authority
inay
lease
or
take tolls) Part
11.
and
Part
111.
of
the Tramways Act
1870
Proricled
that-
and modifications
:-
(3)
The
(A)
The
words
in section
19
of
that Act “but
‘’
nothing in this Act contained shall authorise
any
local aiithority to place
or
run carriages
upon
“
such
tramway and to
demand
ancl take tolls and
“
charges in respect
of
the use
of
sucli
carriages”
shall iiot apply to tlie Corporation;
(B)
So
much
of
section
46
as authorises
a
local
authorit>y (not, being the promoters) to make regu-
lations shall
not
apply to the tramroads authorised
h9
this ,4ct
:
provisions
of
the Railways Clauses Consolidation
CC
Act
1845
with respect to mines lying under or near
the
railway those provisions being construed as
if
a
reference
to
the tramroads authorised
by
this Act
had lieen inserted therein instead
of
the expression
“
the
railway.”
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