South Lancashire Tramways Act 1911
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1911 c. lv |
| Year | 1911 |
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5.] South Lancashire Tramways Act, 1911. [Ch. lv.l
CHAPTER lv.
An Act to authorise the South Lancashire Tramways A.D. 1911.
Company to construct additional tramways and other
works and for other purposes. [18th August 1911.]
I1THEREAS the South Lancashire Tramways Company (in
» » this Act called " the Company") were incorporated hy
the South Lancashire Tramways Act 1900 and under the powers
contained in that Act and in the South Lancashire Tramways
Acts 1901 1903 1905 and 1906 have constructed and work a
system of tramways in the county palatine of Lancaster:
And whereas it is expedient that the Company should he
authorised to construct the new tramways and the street works
herein-after described:
And whereas the existing tramways of the Company are
worked hy electrical energy supplied by the Lancashire United
Tramways Limited (in this Act called " the limited company")
from a generating station of that company situate at Atherton
in the said county palatine and it is expedient that the limited
company should be empowered to sell and transfer and the
Company to purchase the said generating station the buildings
machinery plant and works connected therewith and the lands on
which the same are situate and certain other lands belonging to
or leased by the limited company and that the agreement in that
behalf set forth in the First Schedule to this Act should be con-
firmed and the Company authorised to generate electrical energy
at the said station for the purposes herein-after mentioned:
And whereas the limited company supply the urban district
council of Atherton (in this Act called "the district council")
with electrical energy in bulk from the said generating station
and it is expedient that the Company and the district council
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should be authorised to enter into and carry into effect agree-
ments in that
behalf:
And whereas it is expedient that the South Lancashire
Tramways Acts 1900 and 1903 be amended in the manner pro-
vided by this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the other powers in this
Act contained should be conferred upon the Company:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines and levels
of the new tramways and the street works authorised by this
Act and also a book of reference to such plans containing the
names of the owners and lessees or reputed owners and lessees
and of the occupiers of the lands required or which may he
taken for the purposes or under the powers of this Act were
duly deposited with the clerk of the peace for the county
palatine of Lancaster and are herein-after respectively referred
to as the deposited plans sections and book of reference:
And Whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be effected
without the authority of Parliament:
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):—
1.
This. Act may be cited as the South Lancashire Tram-
ways Act 1911 and the South Lancashire Tramways Acts 1900
1901 1903 1905 and 1906 and this Act may be cited together
as the South Lancashire Tramways Acts 1900 to 1911.
2.
The Lands Clauses Acts and section 3 (Interpretation of
terms) and Part II. (Construction of Tramways) and Part III.
(General Provisions) of the Tramways Act 1870 are (except
where expressly varied by this Act) incorporated with and form
part of this Act.
3.
In this Act the several words and expressions to which
meanings are assigned by the Acts wholly or partially incorporated
herewith have the same respective meanings unless there be
something in the subject or context repugnant to such construc-
tion And in this Act unless the context otherwise requires—
"The Company" means the South Lancashire Tramways
Company;
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"The limited company" means the Lancashire United Tram- A.D. 1911.
ways Limited; V
"The power company" means the Lancashire Electric
Power Company;
" The county council" means the council of the administra-
tive county of the county palatine of Lancaster;
"The district council" means the council of the urban
district of Atherton;
" The Act of 1900 " means the South Lancashire Tramways
Act 1900;
" The Act of 1901" means the South Lancashire Tramways
Act 1901;
" The Act of 1903 " means the South Lancashire Tramways
Act 1903;
" The new tramways " and " the street works " mean respec-
tively the new tramways and the street works by this
Act authorised;
"The existing tramways" means the tramways of the Com-
pany constructed under the powers of the Act of 1900
the Act of 1901 and the Act of 1903;
" The tramways" means the new tramways the existing
tramways and any tramway or light railway for the
time being belonging or demised to or worked by the
Company;
" The undertaking " means the undertaking of the Company;
"Contingencies" in section 122 of the Companies Clauses
Consolidation Act 1845 includes the contingency of the
undertaking being sold at a sum less than the aggregate
amount of the capital and debts of the Company.
4.
Subject to the provisions of this Act the Company may Power to
make form lay down work use and maintain the new tramways ™^ew^eJ
herein-after described in the lines and according to the levels
shown on the deposited plans and sections and in all respects in
accordance with those plans and sections with all proper rails
plates works and conveniences connected therewith Provided
that nothing in this Act shall authorise any interference with
electric lines and works of any undertakers under the Electric
Lighting Acts 1882 to 1909 to which the provisions of section 15
of the Electric Lighting Act 1882 apply except in accordance
with and subject to the provisions of that section.
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