West Ham Corporation Act 1937
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Citation | 1937 c. xxxv |
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8. & West Ham Corporation [Ch. XXXV1
1 GEO. 6.] Act, 1937.
CHAPTER xxxv.
An Act to authorise the mayor aldermen and A.D. 1937.
burgesses of the county borough of West Ham
to execute street works and to acquire lands
for those and other purposes to extend the
time for the completion of certain works and
the compulsory acquisition of certain lands to
confer further powers upon the Corporation
and to make further and better provision for
the health local government improvement and
finance of the said county borough and for
other purposes. [10th June 1937.]
W
HEREAS the county borough of West Ham (herein-
after referred to as " the borough ") is a county
borough under the government of the mayor aldermen
and burgesses of the borough (hereinafter referred to
as " the Corporation ") and the Corporation acting by
the council are the urban sanitary authority for the
borough :
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation
should be authorised to construct the street widenings
and other works by this Act authorised and to acquire
lands for those purposes and the other purposes
mentioned in this Act:
And whereas the time Umited by the West Ham 21
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Corporation Act 1931 for the compulsory acquisition
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by the Corporation of lands for the purposes mentioned
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1937. in that Act has expired and it is expedient that the
— powers conferred by the said Act for such compulsory
acquisition should be revived and continued:
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And whereas the time limited by the West Ham
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5. Corporation Act 1930 as extended by the National
c. cxciv. Economy (Road Services) Order 1931 for the completion
of certain works authorised by that Act and for the
compulsory acquisition of lands therefor is about to
expire and it is expedient that the time for such com-
pletion and for such acquisition should be extended:
And whereas it is expedient that the provisions
contained in this Act with respect to the regulation
of employment agencies and premises of hairdressers
and barbers and premises used for boxing or wrestling
entertainments should be enacted :
And whereas it is expedient that further and better
provision should be made for the health local government
improvement and finance of the borough and that
the powers of the Corporation in regard thereto should
be enlarged as by this Act provided :
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
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 by
the Corporation of the expense of the works authorised
by this Act and the acquisition of lands therefor and
such estimates amount to the sum of three hundred and
forty-two thousand one hundred and thirteen pounds:
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 plans and sections showing the lines
and levels of the works by this Act authorised such
plans showing also the lands which may be acquired or
used compulsorily for or in connection with the said
works under the powers of this Act and plans showing
the other lands which may be acquired compulsorily by
the Corporation under the powers of this Act or for
the compulsory acquisition of which powers are revived
by this Act together with a book of reference to the said
plans containing the names of the owners or reputed
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of all such lands and describing the same have been —
deposited with the town clerk of the borough and with
the clerk of the county council of the administrative
county of Essex which plans sections and book of
reference are in this Act respectively referred to as the
deposited plans sections and book of reference :
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the
Bill for this Act the requirements of Part XIII of the
Local Government Act 1933 have been observed : 23
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51.
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):—
PAET I.
PEELIMINARY.
1.
This Act may be cited as the West Ham Short title.
Corporation Act 1937.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows :— Act divided
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Street works.
Part III.—Lands.
Part IV.—Extensions of time.
Part V.—Employment agencies.
Part VI.—Registration of hairdressers.
Part VII.—Control of boxing and wrestling
entertainments.
Part VIIL—Sale of coke &c.
Part IX.—Streets sewers &c.
Part X.—Sanitary provisions.
Part XL—Food.
Part XII.—Rating.
Part XIII.—Superannuation &c.
Part XIV.—Financial.
Part XV.—Miscellaneous.
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