Sunderland Corporation.Act
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1972 c. xxiii |
Sunderland Corporation
Act
1972
c. xxiii
ELIZABETH H
1972 CHAPTER xxiii
An Act to transfer the undertaking of the River Wear
Commissioners to the mayor, aldermen and burgesses
of the borough of Sunderland; and for other purposes.
[27th July 1972]
V¥7HEREAS—
(1) The borough of Sunderland (in this Act called " the
borough ") is a county borough under the government of the
mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough (in this Act
called " the Corporation "):
(2) By virtue of various Acts of Parliament the River Wear
Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as " the commissioners ")
are authorised to exercise certain powers for the improvement
and conservancy of the river Wear and the port of Sunderland
and are the owners of docks, quays, wharves, railways, works,
lands and other property:
(3) The consolidated revenue of the commissioners, which
before the year 1914 was more than sufficient to meet all the
charges thereon and the ordinary current expenditure of the
commissioners and the interest on mortgages granted by them
and on their funded debt, subsequently became greatly diminished
(Finance) Act 1920 the Corporation were authorised to make
1920
c.
cxl.
up deficiencies in the revenue of the commissioners and in addition
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Corporation
Act 1972
at any time to advance by way of loan to the commissioners such
sums of money as the commissioners might for the time being
be authorised to borrow and might be desirous of borrowing from
the Corporation on such terms and conditions as might be agreed
between the Corporation and the commissioners:
(4) By the said Act of 1920 the Corporation were further
authorised to guarantee the repayment of and the payment of
interest upon money borrowed or to be borrowed by the commis-
sioners in such manner as might be agreed between the Corpora-
tion and the commissioners with the proviso that the Corporation
should not advance any such money or give any such guarantee
after the year 1929:
1927 c. xcvii. (5) By the Sunderland Corporation Act 1927, the Sunderland
loin C- ^XXV' Corporation Act 1935 and the Sunderland Corporation Act 1943,
1943
c. iv.
tjie
perj0(|
^thjn which the said powers might be exercised was
1963 c. vii. extended, and by the Sunderland Corporation Act 1963 the said
proviso was repealed:
(6) Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1971, showed
that the commissioners are directly indebted to the Corporation
to
the extent of £1,050,000 secured by second mortgages on the
consolidated revenue of the commissioners. A further £1,645,270
has been advanced to the commissioners from other sources,
which sum is guaranteed by the Corporation. The commissioners
have £370,561 further debt not guaranteed by the Corporation,
comprising
41-
per cent. Funded Debt, 3 per cent. Funded Debt
and the Protecting Piers Loan Debt:
(7) The prosperity of the borough is largely dependent on the
proper maintenance and operation of the port, harbour and
dock works managed by the commissioners and it is expedient
to provide for the transfer of the undertaking of the commis-
sioners to the Corporation as in this Act provided and to enact
the other provisions contained in this Act with regard thereto:
(8) Agreement has been reached between the Corporation and
the commissioners for the transfer of the undertaking of the
commissioners to the Corporation:
(9) It is expedient that the other provisions contained in this
Act be enacted:
(10) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
(11) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the
1933
c. 51. requirements of Part XIII of the Local Government Act 1933
have been observed:
(12) A map marked " Map of the Port " was in the month of
November, 1971, deposited in the office of the Clerk of the
Parliaments, House of Lords, in the Private Bill Office of
the House of Commons and in the office of the town clerk of
the
Sunderland Corporation
Act
1972
c. xxiii 3
borough and a copy of such map has been deposited in the
office of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and such
map is in this Act referred to as " the deposited map ":
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted,
and be it enacted, by the Queer'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:—
PARI I
PRELIMINARY
1.—(1)
This Act may be cited as the Sunderland Corporation Short title and
Act 1972. commence-
ment.
(2) (a) The following provisions of this Act shall come into
operation on the passing of this Act:—
(i) Part I (Preliminary);
(ii) Section 6 (Management of undertaking of commissioners
up to date of transfer); and
(iii) Section 109 (Costs of Act).
(b)
The provisions of this Act, other than those mentioned in
the foregoing paragraph, shall come into operation on the date
of transfer.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows:— Division
of
Part I.-Preliminary. ^™to
Part II.—Transfer of undertaking and dissolution of
commissioners.
Part III.—Duties and powers of Corporation as harbour
undertakers.
Part IV.—The quay line and meer stones.
Part V.—Provisions relating to the docks.
Part VI.—Officers of commissioners.
Part VII.—Handling and warehousing of goods, etc.
Part VIII.—Byelaws, etc.
Part IX.—Charges.
Part X.—Finance.
Part XL—Miscellaneous.
Part XII.—Savings and protective provisions.
Part XIIL—General.
3.—(1)
In this Act the several words and expressions to which Interpretation.
meanings are assigned by section 343 of the Public Health Act
1936,
have the same respective meanings unless there be something
1936
c.
49.
in the subject or context repugnant to such construction.
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