Preston, Chorley and Horwich Tramways Act 1903
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1903 c. ccxxxv |
| Year | 1903 |
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EDW.
7.3
Bury
and
District
Joint
Wafey
Bond
[Ch.
ccxxxiv.]
Act,
1903,
CHA.PTER
ccxxxiv.
An
Act
to
enipower the Bury and District Joint Water
A.D.
1903.
-
Board
to
construct additional waterworks
to
repeal and
amend enactments relating
to
the water undertaking
of
the Board and for other purposes.
[14th
August 1903.1
EXREAS
by the Bury and District Water (Transfer) Act
\&T
1900
the water undertaking
of
the mayor aldermen and
burgesses of the county borough
of
Bury
was
transferred to
the
Bury
and District Joint Water Board
(in
this Act called
"
the Board
")
consisting of representatives from the constitusnt
authorities set forth
in
the said Act:
And
whereas
the
supply
of
water from the existii2g works
of
the Board is insufficieni to satisfy the present and growing
demands
of
the inhabitants within the limits
of
supply
of
the
Board and it
is
expedient that the Board should be empowered
to construct the additional waterworks in this Act described
or
referred to
:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the Board should be
empowered to purchase compulsorily the lands herein-after
described in connexion with their waterworks undertaking
:
Ancl whereas it
is
expedient that the Board should be
empowered to borrow mouey
as
in
this Act mentioned and that
better provision should be made as in t'his Act mentioned in
regard to the loans
of
the
Board
the securities upon which they
are charged the discharge
of
borrowed money and other financial
matters
:
And whereas th(> indebtedness
of
the Board
in
respect
of
their water undertaking and their unexhausted borrowing powera
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4s.
3d.J
A
1
[Ch.
ccxxxiv.]
llury
and
District
Joiiat
Water
Uoard
[3
Euw.
7.)
Act,
1903.
A,D.
1903.
in respect thereof on the
32st
day
of
March 1903 are set forth
in the Third Schedulc to
this
Act
:
And
whereas
it
is expedient to consolidate and amerid the
enactments in force relating to the water undeitaking
of
the
Board
:
And
whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be effected
wiihout the authority
of
P
ar 1' lament
:
And whereas estimates have been prepared
hy
the
Board
as
follows
:
-
-
;E
(1)
For
the purchase
of
lands
-
-
-
65000
(2j
For
the execution of the works authorised
(3)
For
the construct,ion
of
filter beds extensions
-
by this Act
-
130000
of
mains and other waterworks purposes
-
60000
2
255000
--
And Thereas the several works included in such estimates
respectively are permanent
works
:
And
whereas plans and sections showing the lines and levels
of
the works by this Act authorised and
also
a
book
of
reference
containing the names
of
the owyers and lessees
or
reputed owners
and lessees and
of
the occupiers
of
the lands required
or
which may
be taken
for
the purposes or under the powers
of
thi-: Act were
duly deposited
with
the clerk
of
the peace for the county palatine
of Lancaster and are in this Act respectively referred to as the
deposited
plans
sections and book of reference
:
May
it
therefore please
Your
Majesty that
it
may be enacted
and be
it
enacted by the Eing'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)
:-
Short
title
1.
This Act
llnd
citation
Water Board Act
of
Acts.
cited together as
PART
I.
PRELIMINARY.
may be cited as the
1903
and
this Act and
the Bury
and
District
Bury
and District Joint
the Act
of
1900
may
be
Joint Water Board Acts
1900
and 1903.
2
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EDW.
7.1
Burp
and
District
Joint
Water
Hoard
[Ch.
ccxxxiv.]
Act,
1903.
2.
This Act is divided into parts as follows
:-
A.D.
1003,
Part I.-Prelimipary.
Part 11.-Works.
Divisiou
of
Act
into
Part 111.-Lands.
parts.
Part
IV
.-Supply.
Part
Acts.
Part VI.-Finance.
Part VI1.-Miscellaneous.
V.-Repeal and amendment of Acts and
Parts
of
3.
Thc
following Acts arid parts
of
Acis
(so
far
as
the same
Incorpora-
are
applicable
for
the purposes and are
not
inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act) are hereby incorporated with
aiid
form part
of this Act namely
:-
The Lands Clauses Acts (except section
127
of the Lands
Clauses Consolidation
A-ct
1845)
:
The Waterworks Clauses Act
1847
(except the provisions
thereof with respect t>o the amount
of
profit
to
be received
by the undertakers when the waterworks are carried on for
their benefit and except section
93
relat’ing
to
accounts)
but that Act shall be read and have effect
as
if the
words
‘‘
with the consent in writing
of
the owner or reputed owner
of‘
any
such
house
or
of
the agent
of
such owner” were
omitted from section
44
:
Of
The Waterworks Clauses Act
1863
:
The provisions
of
the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act
1845
with respect to
the
temporary occupation
of
land8 near
the
railway during the construction thereof and
in
such provi-
sions
for
the purposes of this Act
“
the railway” means the
reservoirs
by
this Act authorised ancl the “centre
of
the
railway
”
means Bhe boundaries of those respective works.
meanings
are
assigned by the Acts wholly
or
partially incorporated
tion.
herewith have the same respectivo meanings unless there be
something in the subject
or
context repugnant to such construction
And
in
this Act unless the subject
or
context otherwise requires-
‘‘
The
Board
”
means the
Bury
and District Joint Water Board
;
“The
Bury
Corporation” means the mayor aldermen
ancl
L“l’he
Sct
of
1900”
means the Bury
and
District Water
4.
In this Act the several words and expressions to which
Iiiterprets-
burgesses of the borough
of
Bury
;
(Transfer) Act
1900
;
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