South Lancashire Transport Act 1929
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1929 c. lxxxiii |
| Year | 1929 |
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Transport Act, 1929.
CHAPTER Ixxxiii.
An Act to authorise the South Lancashire Tram-
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1929.
ways Company to provide and run trolley
vehicles and omnibuses to change the name of
the Company and for other purposes.
[10th May 1929.]
W
HEREAS the South Lancashire Tramways Company
(in this Act called " the Company ") were incor-
porated by the South Lancashire Tramways Act 1900
and under the powers contained in the South Lancashire
Tramways Acts 1900 to 1911 have constructed and work
a system of tramways in the county palatine of Lancaster:
And whereas the tramways of the Farnworth Urban
District Council and the Kearsley Urban District Council
and the light railways of the Barton-upon-Irwell Rural
District Council are leased to and worked by the Company
as part of their tramway system :
And whereas it is expedient that the Company be
authorised to provide and run trolley vehicles along the
routes of the tramways of the Company and along other
routes and that the provisions contained in this Act with
respect to trolley vehicles be enacted :
And whereas it is expedient that the Company be
authorised to run omnibuses and that the provisions
contained in this Act with respect thereto be enacted :
And whereas the Company are empowered to raise
share capital to the amount of one million four hundred
and fifty thousand pounds and to borrow on mortgage
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1929. the sum of four hundred and eighty-two thousand six
— hundred pounds:
And whereas the Company have created and issued
one hundred and ten thousand shares of ten pounds each
upon which there has been called up and paid—
£10 per share on 12,123 shares
£7 per share on 48,552 shares
£5 per share on 19,535 shares
£2 per share on 29,790 shares
and the Company have raised on mortgage of their
undertaking the sum of one hundred and eighty-three
thousand and seventeen pounds :
And whereas it is expedient that the name of the
Company be changed as provided by this Act that the
borrowing powers of the Company be amended and that
such other powers be conferred upon the Company and
such other provisions be made as are in this Act more
particularly set forth :
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 :—
Short title.
Citation of
Acts.
Incorpora-
tion of Act,
Interpreta-
tion.
PKELIMINARY.
1.
This Act may be cited as the South Lancashire
Transport Act 1929.
2.
The South Lancashire Tramways Acts 1900 to
1911 and this Act may be cited together as the South
Lancashire Transport Acts 1900 to 1929.
3.
Part IV (relating to change of name) of the
Companies Clauses Act 1863 as amended by subsequent
Acts is incorporated with and forms part of this Act.
4.
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
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context repugnant to such construction And in this A.D. 1929.
Act unless the context otherwise requires— —
" The Company" means the South Lancashire
Tramways Company;
" The Act of 1900 " " the Act of 1901 " " the Act
of 1903 " " the Act of 1906 " and " the Act of
1911 " mean respectively the South Lancashire
Tramways Act 1900 the South Lancashire
Tramways Act 1901 the South Lancashire
Tramways Act 1903 the South Lancashire
Tramways Act 1906 and the South Lancashire
Tramways Act 1911;
" The existing Acts " means the South Lancashire
Tramways Acts 1900 to 1911;
" The Company's tramways " means the tramways
of the Company constructed under the powers
of the existing Acts;
" The Farnworth Council " " the Kearsley Council "
and " the Barton Council" mean respectively
the Farnworth Urban District Council the
Kearsley Urban District Council and the Barton-
upon-Irwell Rural District Council;
" The Farnworth tramways " means the tramways
of the Farnworth Council;
The Kearsley tramways " means the tramways of
the Kearsley Council;
The Barton light railways" means the light
railways of the Barton Council;
The existing tramways" means the Company's
tramways the Farnworth tramways the Kearsley
tramways and the Barton light railways;
Trolley vehicle " means a mechanically propelled
vehicle adapted for use upon roads and moved
by electrical power transmitted thereto from
some external source;
" The trolley vehicles " means the trolley vehicles
provided worked and run by the Company
under the powers of this Act;
" Apparatus" includes all posts poles standards
brackets cables conductors tubes mains trans-
formers feeders wires and other apparatus
and equipment for the purpose of working and
lighting trolley vehicles;
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