Portsmouth Corporation Act 1930
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1930 c. lii |
Portsmouth Corporation
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Act, 1930.
CHAPTER Hi.
An Act to empower the lord mayor aldermen and
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citizens of the city of Portsmouth to acquire
lands compulsorily and to establish thereon an
aerodrome undertaking to confer powers upon
them with respect to their tramways and elec-
tricity undertakings and for other purposes.
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HEREAS the city of Portsmouth (in this Act
referred to as " the city ") is a county borough
•within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1888
and is subject to the jurisdiction of the lord mayor
aldermen and citizens of the city (in this Act referred to
as " the Corporation "):
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation
should establish within the city an aerodrome and works
and conveniences connected therewith and should be
empowered to acquire lands for those purposes :
And whereas the Corporation are the owners of a
system of tramways within 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 whereas it is expedient that further powers
should be conferred upon the Corporation with respect
to their tramway and electricity undertakings:
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1930. And whereas estimates have been prepared by the
— Corporation in relation to the purchase of lands and for
the purposes of the aerodrome undertaking of the Corpora-
tion in respect of which they are by this Act authorised
to borrow money and such estimates amount to one
hundred and forty-two thousand pounds :
And whereas the several works included in such
estimates are permanent works and it is expedient that
the cost thereof should be spread over a term of years as
by this Act provided :
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act should be enacted:
And whereas a plan of the lands by this Act authorised
to be acquired and a book of reference to such plan con-
taining the names of the owners and lessees or reputed
owners and lessees and of the occupiers of the said lands
were duly deposited with the clerk of the peace for the
county of Southampton which plan and book of reference
are in this Act respectively referred to as the deposited
plan and book of reference :
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be
effected 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 :—
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1. This Act may be cited as the Portsmouth
Corporation Act 1930.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows :—
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Lands.
Part III.—Aerodrome undertaking.
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Division of
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Part IV.—Trolley vehicles &c. A.D. 1930.
Part V.—Electricity.
Part VI.—Finance.
Part VII.—Miscellaneous.
3.
The Lands Clauses Acts (except section 127 of the Ineorpora-
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845) so far as the same tion of Acts-
are applicable to the purposes of and are not inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby incorporated
with and form part of this Act:
Provided that the bond required by section 85 of the
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 shall be under the
corporate seal of the Corporation and shall be sufficient
without the addition of the sureties mentioned in that
section.
4.
Subject to the provisions of this Act and unless Interpreta-
the subject or context otherwise requires the several tion-
words and expressions to which by the Acts 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 Portsmouth;
" The Corporation " means the lord mayor aldermen
and citizens of the city;
" The council " means the council of the city;
" The Minister " means the Minister of Health;
" The town cleik " and " the treasurer" mean
respectively the town clerk and the treasurer of
the city and respectively include any person
duly appointed by the Corporation to discharge
tempoiarily the duties of any such officers;
" The Act of 1898 " means the Portsmouth Corpora-
tion Tramways Act 1898;
"The Order of 1900 " means the Portsmouth Cor-
poration Tramways Order 1900;
" The Act of 1920 " means the Portsmouth Corpora-
tion Act 1920;
" The Lands Clauses Acts " means those Acts and
the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Com-
pensation) Act 1919;
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