Preston Corporation Act 1947
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1947 c. xlv |
| Year | 1947 |
io & II
GEO.
6.
Preston Corporation
Ch. xlv.
Act, 1947.
CHAPTER xlv.
An Act to increase the harbour tolls dock rates and
market tolls leviable by the corporation of Preston to
confer powers upon the Corporation with reference to
the development of certain lands and the acquisition
of other lands to make further provision with regard
to the water transport electricity and markets under-
takings of the Corporation and the health improvement
local government and finance of the borough of
Preston and for other purposes. [13th August 1947.]
W
HEREAS the county borough of Preston is a municipal
borough under the management and local government
of the mayor aldermen and burgesses of the borough acting
by the council (in this Act respectively referred to as " the
borough " and " the Corporation "):
And whereas it is expedient that the harbour tolls wharfage
rates and market tolls leviable by the Corporation should be
increased as in this Act provided:
And whereas under the Preston Corporation Water Acts
1853 to 1904 and divers other enactments the Corporation
are the owners of waterworks and supply water within the
borough of Preston and elsewhere:
And whereas the supply of water now available to the
Corporation is inadequate to meet the requirements of the
inhabitants within the limits for the supply of water by the
Corporation and it
is
expedient that the Corporation should be
empowered as provided by this Act to make and maintain
additional waterworks and to take additional waters from
the Langden and Hareden Streams and that further provision
should be made in regard to their water undertaking:
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Ch. xlv. Preston Corporation 10 & n
GEO.
6.
Act, 1947.
And whereas it is expedient that further and better provi-
sion should be .made with reference to streets buildings and
sanitary matters and for the local government and improve-
ment of the borough and that the powers of the Corporation
in relation thereto should be enlarged and extended:
And whereas the Corporation are the owners of a markets
undertaking and it is expedient to confer further power on
the Corporation in regard to that undertaking:
And whereas it is expedient that further powers should
be conferred upon the Corporation with respect to their
Ribble navigation transport and electricity undertakings and
that further provision should be made for the development
of certain lands in the borough and with regard to the finances
of the borough as by this Act provided:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the Corpora-
tion in relation to the following purpose in respect of which
they are by this Act authorised to borrow money and such
estimates are as follows:
—
The construction of the waterworks by this > £
Act authorised and works in connection
therewith 30,000
And whereas the several works included in the said esti-
mates respectively 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 con-
tained in this Act should be enacted:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines and
levels of the works to be authorised by this Act and a book
of reference to the plans containing the names of the owners
or reputed owners and lessees or reputed lessees and of the
occupiers of the lands required or which may be taken for
the purposes or under the powers of this Act were duly
deposited with the clerk of the county council of the west
riding of the county of York which plans sections and book
of reference are in this Act respectively referred to as the
deposited plans sections and book of reference :
And whereas the objects of this Act cannot be attained
without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the Bill for
23 & 24
Geo.
5.
this Act the requirements of Part XIII of the Local Govern-
c- 5*» ment Act
1933
have been observed:
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io
& ii
GEO.
6.
Preston Corporation
Ch, xlv.
Act,
1947.
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 (that is
to
say)
:—
PART
I.
PRELIMINARY.
1-—(1)
This,
Act
may be
cited
as the
Preston Corporation short and
Act I947. collective
titles
(2)
The
Preston Corporation Water Acts 1853
to 1904 and
so much
of the
Preston Corporation Acts
1914
19211931
and 4
&
5
Geo.
5.
1933
and
this
Act as
relates
to
water
may be
cited together
as
c. Ixxii.
the Preston Corporation Water Acts 1853
to
1947.
«
&
12
Geo.
5.
C. XXV.
(3)
The
Ribble Navigation Acts
1853
to 1905 and so much
of
21 & 22
the Preston Corporation Acts 1914 1921
and
1931
and
this
Act
Geo:.5-
as relates
to the
Ribble navigation
may be
cited together
as
c*
x"i"
the Ribble Navigation Acts
1853
to 1947.
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2.
This Act is divided into Parts
as
follows:— Division
of
Part I.—Preliminary.
Act
into
Parts.
Part II.—Ribble navigation.
Part III.—Water.
Part IV—Lands.
Part V.—Streets buildings sewers and drains.
Part VI.—Infectious disease
and
sanitary provisions.
Part VII.—Markets
and
weighing machines.
Part VIII.—Sale
of
coke &c.
Part IX.—Financial provisions.
Part X.—Miscellaneous.
Part XI.—General.
3.
The
following Acts
and
parts
of
Acts
(so far as the
same incorpora-
are applicable
for
the purposes
of and
are not inconsistent with tion of
Acts.
the provisions
of
this
Act) are
hereby incorporated with
and
form part
of
this Act:
—
{a)
The
Lands Clauses Acts (except sections 127
to
132
of
the Lands Clauses Consolidation
Act
1845): 8
& 9
Vict.
Provided that
the
bond required
by
section
85 of
the Lands Clauses Consolidation
Act 1845
shall
be
under
the
common seal
of the
Corporation
and
shall
be sufficient without
the
addition
of the
sureties men-
tioned
in
that section;
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