Redcar Corporation Act 1938
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1938 c. liv |
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Redcur
Corporation
[Ch.
liv.]
Act,
1938.
CHAPTER
liv.
An
Act
to
confer further powers on the mayor
A.D.
1938.
-
aldermen and burgesses
of
the borough
of
Redcar
in regard
to
their electricity gas
and
water
undertakings and
to
make further and better
provision
for
the improvement health local
government and finance
of
the borough and for
other purposes. [13th July 1938.1
HEREAS the borough of Redcar (in the preamble
W
to this Act referred to as “the borough”) is
a
borough under the government
of
the mayor aldermen
and burgesses
of
the borough (in the preamble’to this
Act
referred to as “the Corporation
”):
And whereas the Corporation are the undertakers
for the supply
of
electricity under the provisions of the
Redcar Electricity Special Order
1924
and are supplying
electricity in the borough and
it
is
expedient that
further powers should be conferred upon the Corporation
with respect to their electricity undertaking
:
And whereas the Corporation are the undertakers
for the supply of gas under the provisions
of
the
Redcar Gas
Act
and Orders
1920
to
1930
and are
supplying gas in the borough and the neighbourhood
thereof and
it
is expedient that further powers should
be conferred upon the Corporation with respect to their
gas undertaking
:
Health Act
1875
and the Acts amending and extending
c*55.
And whereas under the powers of the Public
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1938.
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1938.
the same the Corporation have constructed waterworks
and are supplying water
in
the borough:
And whereas
it
is
expedient that further and
better provision should be made
for
the improvement
health and local government
of
the borough and that
the powers
of
the Corporation
in
regard thereto should
be enlarged as in this
Act
provided:
And whereas
it
is
expedient that the provisions in
regard to the finances
of
the Corporation which are
contained in this Act should be made:
And whereas
it
is
expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act be enacted:
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
Part XI11 of the
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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Geo.
5.
c.
51.
PART
I.
PRELIMINARY.
Short title.
Division
of
1.
This Act may be cited
as
the Redcar Corporation
2.
This Act
is
divided into Parts
as
follows
:-
Act
1938.
-
Act
into
Parts.
Part 1.-Preliminary.
Part 11.-Lands.
Part 111.-Electricity.
Part IV.-Gas.
Part V.-Water.
Part
VI.--Streets buildings sewers and drains.
Part VI1.-Infectious diseases and sanitary pro-
visions and human food.
Part VIII.-Superannuation
&c.
Part 1X.-Financial.
Part
X
.
--Miscellaneous.
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Redcar
Corporation
[Ch.
liv.]
Act,
1938.
3.
The following Acts and part
of
Act (so far as
A.D.
1938.
the same are applicable for
the
purposes and are not
-
incorporated with and form part of this
Act
:-
inconsistent with the provisions
of
this
Act)
are hereby
PART
~.
I.
Incorpora-
The Lands Clauses Acts except section
127
of the
Lands Clauses Consolidation
Act
1845
and
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Vict.
except the provisions with respect to the
c.18.
purchase and taking
of
lands otherwise than
by agreement.
Of
Acts*
The Gasworks Clauses Act
1847.
15.
41.
4.--(1)
In
this
Act unless there be something in the
Interpreta-
subject
or
context repugnant to such construction the
tion.
several words and expressions to which meanings are
assigned by the Acts wholly
or
partially incorporated
herewith
or
have the
26~eo.
5.
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same respective meanings and where in any particular
1
Edw.
8.
Part of the said
Act
of
1936
special meanings are assigned
C.
49-
to words
or
expressions occurring therein those words
or
expressions have the same respective meanings in any
provisions of this Act dealing with the same subject
matter as that Part of the said Act of
1936.
(2)
In this Act unless the subject
or
context other-
wise requires-
“
The borough
”
means the borough of Redcar;
“
The Corporation
”
means the mayor aldermen
“
The council
”
means the council of the borough;
“
The electricity undertaking
”
means the electricity
undertaking
of
the Corporation
for
the time
being authorised
;
“
The electricity limits
”
means the area within
which the Corporation are
for
the time being
authorised to supply electricity
;
“The gas undertaking” means the gas under-
taking of the Corporation for the time being
authorised
;
“
The gas limits
”
means the area within which the
Corporation are for the time being authorised
to supply gas;
and burgesses of the borough
;
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