Sunderland Corporation Act 1927

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1927 c. xcvii
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5.] Sunderland [Oh. XCVli.]
Corporation
Act, 1927,
CHAPTER xcvii.
An Act to extend the boundaries of the borough
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of Sunderland to empower the mayor aldermen
and burgesses of the borough to construct a
quay and other works and to provide and
work omnibuses to make further provision
with regard to tramways and electricity and
the health local government and improvement
of the borough and for other purposes.
[29th July 1927.]
T17HEREAS the existing borough of Sunderland (in
VV the preamble to this Act called " the borough ")
is a county borough under the government of the mayor
aldermen and burgesses of the borough (hereinafter
called "the Corporation"):
And whereas the unrepealed provisions of the local
Acts specified in Part I of the First Schedule to this Act
and of the Orders specified in Parts II and III of that
schedule are in force in the borough :
And whereas the urban district of Southwick-on-
Wear the parish of Whitburn in the rural district of
South Shields the parishes of Fulwell Ford Bishop-
wearmouth Without with Bishopwearmouth Without
(detached) Tunstall and Ryhope in the rural district of
Sunderland and the parish of Silksworth in the rural
district of Houghton-le-Spring are respectively situate in
the administrative county of Durham and adjoin or are
in the neighbourhood of the borough :
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XCVii.] Sunderland [17
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Corporation
Act, 1927.
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And whereas it is expedient to alter and extend
the boundaries of the borough so as to include within
the borough as extended by this Act the urban district
of Southwick-on-Wear the parishes of Fulwell Bishop-
wearmouth Without with Bishopwearmouth Without
(detached) and parts of the parishes of Whitburn
Silksworth Ford Tunstall and Ryhope:
And whereas
(a) the Sunderland Union includes the parish of
Sunderland which is co-extensive with the
borough the urban district of Southwick-on-
Wear which is co-extensive with the parish of
Southwick and the parishes of Fulwell Ford
Bishopwearmouth Without including Bishop-
wearmouth Without (detached) Tunstall and
Ryhope;
(6) the South Shields Union includes the parish
of. Whitburn;
(c) the Houghton-le-Spring Union includes the
parish of Silksworth;
and it is expedient to- extend the boundaries of the
parish of Sunderland so as to include therein the several
areas added to the borough by this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation
should be empowered to construct the quay and other
works in connection therewith by this Act authorised
and that the powers and provisions relating thereto
which are in this Act contained should be conferred
upon the Corporation:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation
should be empowered to provide and run services of
omnibuses within the borough as extended by this Act:
And whereas the Corporation are the owners of the
electricity undertaking whereby the borough is supplied
with electricity and it is expedient to make further
provision with regard to the said undertaking as in this
Act provided:
And whereas it is expedient to make further and
better provision with regard to the health local govern-
ment and improvement of the borough as extended by
this Act and that the powers of the Corporation in regard
thereto should be enlarged as in this Act provided;
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5.] Sunderland [Ch. XCVli.]
Corporation
Act, 1927.
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
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contained in this Act should be enacted :
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be
effected without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas estimates have been prepared of the
cost of constructing the works by this Act authorised
and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned and such
estimates are as follows: £
For the purchase of land - 50,000
For the quay and retaining wall autho-
rised by this Act and the works
appliances and conveniences in con-
nection therewith - 128,500
For the erection of buildings in connec-
tion with the said quay - 36,500
For machinery and plant in connection
with the said quay - - - - 23,000
For the railways authorised by this Act - 12,000
For the provision of omnibuses - - 15,000
For the erection of buildings in connec-
tion with the omnibus undertaking
of the Corporation - 10,000
And whereas the several works included in such
estimates are permanent works and it is expedient that
the cost thereof should be spread over a term of years:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the Bill
for this Act the requirements of the Borough Funds
Acts 1872 and 1903 have been observed:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines
and levels of the works authorised by this Act and plans
showing the lands which may be acquired under the
powers of this Act and a book of reference containing
the names of the owners and lessees or reputed owners
and lessees and occupiers of such lands have been deposited
with the clerk of the peace for the county of Durham
which plans sections and book of reference are in this
Act respectively referred to as the deposited plans
sections and book of reference :
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
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