The Law of Tramways & Light Railways in Great Britain: (3rd Edition of Sutton's "Tramway Acts of the United Kingdon") ...

George Stuart Robertson

Stevens, 1903 - 708 pages

With new transportation technology came a slew of new legal issues. This book discusses Great Britain's rail laws as of 1903. It presents some cases that set precedents and discusses many angles of train law, including who can make tramways, how they go about legally doing so and the legalities of construction. Then, the book turns to the up-and-running railway to discuss buying tickets, levying tolls, passenger offenses, rail employee offenses and the power of the military over tramways.

Contents

• PAGE: xvii
• TABLE OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT OF REFEREES: xlviii
• TABLE OF STATUTES MILITARY AND NAVAL TRAMWAY ORDERS: lvi
• 59 60 Vict c 48: lxxiii
• ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA: lxxvi
• Establishment of Light Railway Commission: 1
• SECT: 2
• Powers of local authorities under Order: 3
• Loans by Treasury: 4
• Special advances by Treasury: 5
• Limitation on amount of advance and provision of money by National Debt Commissioners railway: 6
• THE NAVAL WORKS ACT 1899: 8
• Examination of witnesses production of documents: 11
• CHAPTER II: 12
• Buildings and objects of historical interest: 17
• Cesser of powers at expiration of prescribed time: 18
• Power to grant Crown lands: 20
• Provision as to commons: 21
• Amendment of Order: 24
• B Locus Standi of Tramways: 39
• Locus Standi on Applications for Light Railway Orders: 45
• Bylaws by local authority Promoters may make certain regu: 46
• THE RATING OF TRAMWAYS AND LIGHT RAILWAYS: 49
• Transient offenders: 52
• Assessment: 58
• SECT: 75
• A Provisions relating to Tramways: 83
• Limitation of: 91
• 62 63 Vict c 42: 97
• By whom Provisional Orders may be obtained: 98
• As to incorporation of Parts II and III of this Act and special: 125
• Definition of Special Act: 131
• Completion of work and reinstatement of road: 142
• Provisions as to gas and water companies: 153
• PART III: 160
• Disputes as to amount of toll to be settled by justices: 170
• objection: 174
• 98: 207
• SCHED B PROVISIONAL ORDERS: 221
• Rules for carrying Act into effect: 250
• Special meeting of trustees may be called to consider the expe: 280
• Tramways not to be laid down in burghs without consent: 286
• Nature of traffic on tramway and tolls to be specified in Pro: 290
• Provisional Order may be obtained by local authority c: 296
• THE PARLIAMENTARY DEPOSITS AND BONDS ACT 1892: 297
• Provision as to telegraphs: 300
• Power to cancel bonds: 302
• Application to Ireland: 303
• Differences as to remuneration for conveyance of mails: 304
• Determination of differences: 307
• Definitions: 308
• Short title: 309
• THE PRIVATE LEGISLATION PROCEDURE SCOTLAND ACT 1899: 310
• Report by Chairmen that procedure should be by private Bill: 311
• Appointment of and Inquiry by Commissioners 3 When inquiry by Commissioners to be directed: 312
• Formation of extraparliamentary panel: 313
• Sittings of Commissioners: 314
• Issue and Confirmation of Provisional Order 7 Provision for unopposed Orders: 316
• Provision for Orders opposed or where inquiry held: 317
• Procedure on Confirmation Bills: 318
• PAGE: 328
• With respect to the prolongation of time for the commencement: 338
• REGULATIONS AND BYLAWS MADE BY THE BOARD OF TRADE: 352
• Power for promoters to use tramways with flangewheeled: 355
• MODEL FORM OF BYLAWS TO BE MADE BY A LOCAL AUTHORITY: 377
• Interpretation: 383
• Confirmation of Provisional Order by Act of Parliament: 420
• Power to authorise joint work: 454
• Consideration of Order by Board of Trade 10 Confirmation of Order by Board of Trade: 474
• Provisions which may be made by the Order: 478
• Application of general Railway Acts: 494
• Mode of settling purchasemoney and compensation for taking of land: 498
• 106: 521
• Expenses of local authorities 17 Joint committees 449: 525
• SECT PAGE: 526
• THE LIGHT RAILWAYS COSTS RULES 1898: 538
• PRECEDENTS OF LIGHT RAILWAY ORDERS: 548
• Future purchase of undertaking by local authority: 620
• Costs of Order: 633
• INDEX: 647
• 454: 649
• 380: 651
• 459: 653
• 494: 655
• Licences to use the tramways may in certain events be granted: 656
• Working of ordinary railway as light railway 19 Power of owners to grant land or advance money for a light 505 508 510: 660
• 513: 668
• 101: 670
• 514: 671
• In default of payment licensees carriages may be detained: 672
• 518: 674
• 522: 675
• 524 498 500 500 501 504 504 524 525: 678
• 102: 679
• 160: 685
• 115: 708

Popular passages

Page 244 - Where after the commencement of this Act any action, prosecution, or other proceeding is commenced in the United Kingdom against any person for any act done in pursuance, or execution, or intended execution of any Act of Parliament, or of any public duty or authority...

Page 243 - I believe quite correctly, that "the rule of law is laid down with perfect correctness in the case of Butterfield v. Forrester, that, although there may have been negligence on the part of the plaintiff, yet unless he might, by the exercise of ordinary care, have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence, he is entitled to recover; if by ordinary care he might have avoided them, he is the author of his own wrong.

Page 59 - ... rates and taxes, and tithe commutation rentcharge, if any, and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain them in a state to command such rent.

Page 237 - We think that the true rule of law is, that the person who for his own purposes brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and, if he does not do so is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape.

Page 535 - Rules may be in writing or print, or partly in writing and partly in print; and shall be sufficiently authenticated if signed by the clerk of the...

Page 256 - means the Act of the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-three, intituled " An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions within England and Wales, with respect to summary convictions and orders...

Page 292 - Bill, so far as it relates to such order, may be referred to a Select Committee, and the petitioner shall be allowed to appear and oppose as in the case of private bills...

Page 330 - ... on the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of the said lands, and on the overseers of such parishes, and on the trustees, surveyors of highways, or other persons having the care of such roads or streets.

Page 535 - The notice may also be served by post by a registered letter addressed to the person on whom it is to be served at his last known place of residence or place of business ; and, if served by post, shall be deemed to have been served at the...

Page 615 - ... pounds, and in the case of a continuing offence to a further penalty not exceeding forty shillings for every day during which the offence continues.

Bibliographic information

• Pealkiri: The Law of Tramways & Light Railways in Great Britain: (3rd Edition of Sutton's "Tramway Acts of the United Kingdon") ...
• Autor: George Stuart Robertson
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: Stevens, 1903
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: 23 aug. 2007
• Length: 708 pages