Railway Rates and Charges, No.4 (Cleator and Workington Junction Railway, &c.) Order Confirmation Act 1892
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1892 c. xlii |
| Year | 1892 |
[55 & 56 VICT.] Railway Rates and Charges, No. 4 [Oh. xlii.]
(Cleator and Workington Junction Railway, fyc), Order
Confirmation Act, 1892.
CHAPTER xlii.
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order made by the Board A.DU892.
of Trade under the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888,
containing the Classification of Merchandise Traffic, and
the Schedule of Maximum Rates and Charges applicable
thereto, of the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
Company, and certain other Railway Companies.
[20th June 1892.]
W
HEREAS under the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888, the J1
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Vict.
Board of Trade embodied in a Provisional Order the classifi-
cation of merchandise traffic and schedule of maximum rates and
charges, including all terminal charges which, in the opinion of the
Board of Trade, ought to he adopted by the Railway Companies
specified in the schedule to the said Provisional Order:
And whereas it is expedient that the Provisional Order, as set
out in the schedule to this Act annexed, he confirmed by Act of
Parliament:
Be it therefore enacted by the Queen'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 :
1.
This Act may he cited as the Railway Rates and Charges, Short title.
No.
4 (Cleator and Workington Junction Railway, &c), Order
Confirmation Act, 1892.
2.
The Order, as set out in the schedule to this Act annexed, Confirmatioa
shall be and the same is hereby confirmed, and all the provisions of ofjP)jdjl m
the said Order in manner and form as they are set out in the said
schedule shall, from and after the passing of this Act, have full
validity and effect.
[Price Ss. 3d.] A 1
[Ch.
Xlii.] Railway Bates and
Charges,
No. 4 [55 & 56 VICT.]
[Cleator
and Workington Junction Railway, fyc), Order
Confirmation
Act, 1892.
SCHEDULE.
A.D.
1892.
Cleator
and '
Workington
liaiiwt™, Order of the Board of Trade under the Railway and Canal Traffic
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j^c^
1888, embodying the Classification of Merchandise Traffic
and
the Schedule of Maximum Rates and
Charges,
including all
Terminal
Charges applicable to the said Classification of the
Cleator
and Workington Junction Railway
Company
; Cocker-
mouth,
Keswick, and Penrith Railway Company ; Corris
Railway
Company ; Maryport and Carlisle Railway Company;
Pembroke
and Tenby Railway Company ; Rowrah and Kelton
Fell
Railway Company; Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge
Railway
Company; and Southwold Railway Company.
1.
This Order may be cited as the Railway Kates and Charges, No. 4
(Cleator and Workington Junction Railway, &c), Order, 1892.
2.
This Order shall come into force and have effect on the first day of
January 1893, or such later date as the Board of Trade may by order 'direct,
which date is in this Order referred to as the commencement of this Order.
3.
This Order is to be read and construed subject in all respects to the
provisions of the Kailway and Canal Traffic Acts, 1873 and 1888, and of any
other Acts or parts of Acts incorporated therewith.
4.
From and after the commencement of this Order the maximum rates and
maximum
rates
cnflr£es which the Kailway Companies specified in the schedule to this Order
and
charges.
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ITO?I
shall be entitled to charge and make m respect of merchandise traffic on the
-
railways of the said companies, shall be the rates and charges specified in the
schedule to this Order annexed, and shall be subject to the classification,
regulations, and provisions set forth in the said schedule.
Short
title.
Commence*
ment.
Interpretation.
Schedule
of
SCHEDULE
OP MAXIMUM BATES AND
CHARGES,
AND CLASSIFICATION
OP
MERCHANDISE TRAFFIC APPLICABLE TO THE 'CLEATOR
AND
WORKINGTON JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY; COCKER-
MOUTH,
KESWICK, AND PENRITH RAILWAY
COMPANY
; CORRIS
RAILWAY
COMPANY ; MARYPORT AND
CARLISLE
.
RAILWAY
COMPANY;
PEMBROKE AND
TENBY
RAILWAY COMPANY;
ROWRAH
AND KELTON PELL RAILWAY COMPANY; SEVERN
AND
WYE AND SEVERN BRIDGE RAILWAY COMPANY; AND
SOUTHWOLD
RAILWAY COMPANY.
I.—MAXIMUM KATES AND CHARGES.
1.
This schedule of maximum rates and charges shall be divided into six
parts : Part I., containing the maximum rates and charges authorised in respect
of the merchandise comprised in the several classes of merchandise specified in
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[55
& 56
YICT.]
Railway Bates and Charges, No. 4 [Ch.. xlii.]
{Cleator
and Workington Junction Railway, fyc), Order
Confirmation
Act, 1892.
the classification; Part II. and Part III., containing the maximum rates and A.D. 1892.
charges authorised in respect of animals and carriages as therein mentioned; cieaZTund
Part IV., specifying the exceptional charges mentioned in such part, and the Workinyto*
circumstances in which they may be made; Part V., containing the rates and Railway,
charges authorised in respect of perishable merchandise by passenger train, with
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the provisions and regulations which are to apply to such class of merchandise ;
and Part VI., containing the rates and charges authorised in respect of small
parcels by merchandise train, with the provisions and regulations which are to
apply to such parcels.
2.
The maximum rate for conveyance is the maximum rate which the Com-
pany may charge for the conveyance of merchandise by merchandise train; and
subject to the exceptions and provisions specified in this schedule, includes the
provision of locomotive power and trucks by the Company, and every other
expense incidental to such conveyance not herein-after provided for. Provided
that—
(o.) The provision of trucks is not included in the maximum rates applicable
to merchandise specified in Class A. of the classification, and the Company
shall not be required to provide trucks for the conveyance of such mer-
chandise, or for the conveyance of lime in bulk, or salt in bulk, or of the
following articles when carried in such a manner as to injure the trucks
of the Company ; that is to say, aminoniacal liquor, creosote, coal tar,^gas
tar, gas water, or gravel tarred for paving.
(5.) Where, for the conveyance of merchandise other than merchandise
specified in class A. of the classification, the Company do not provide
trucks, the rate authorised for conveyance shall be reduced by a sum which
for distances not exceeding fifty miles shall, in case of difference between
the Company and the person liable to pay the charge, be determined
by an arbitrator to be appointed by the Board of Trade, and for distances
exceeding fifty miles shall be the charge authorised to be made by the
Company for the provision of trucks when not included in the maximum
rate for conveyance.
3.
The maximum station terminal is the maximum charge which the Com-
pany may make to a trader for the use of the accommodation (exclusive of coal
drops) provided, and for the duties undertaken by the Company for which no
other provision is made in this schedule, at the terminal station for or in dealing
with merchandise, as carriers
thereof,
before or after conveyance.
4.
The maximum service terminals are the maximum charges which the
Company may make to a trader for the following services, when rendered to or
for a trader, that is to say, loading, unloading, covering, and uncovering mer-
chandise, which charges shall, in respect of each service, be deemed to include
all charges for the .provision by the Company of labour, machinery, plant,
stores, and sheets. Provided that—
Where merchandise conveyed in a separate truck is loaded or unloaded else-
where than in a shed or building of the Company, the Company may not
charge to a trader any service terminal for the performance by the Company
of any of the said services if the trader has requested the Company to allow
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