Caledonian Railway Order Confirmation Act 1915

• Jurisdiction: UK Non-devolved
• Citation: 1915 c. iv
• Year: 1915

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Caledonian

Railway Order

Confirmation

[Oh. iv.]

Act, 1915.

CHAPTER iv.

An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private

A.D.

1915.

Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 relating to the

Caledonian

Railwa}-.

[19th May 1915.]

W

HEREAS His Majesty's Secretary for Scotland has made

the Provisional Order set forth in the schedule hereunto

annexed under the provisions of the Private Legislation

62 & 63

Vict.

Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 and it is requisite that the said c- 47-

Order should he confirmed hy Parliament:

Be it therefore enacted hy 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:—

1.

The Provisional Order contained in the schedule hereunto Confirmation

annexed shall be and the same is hereby confirmed. of Order

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^ schedule.

2.

This Act may be cited as the Caledonian Railway Order Short title.

Confirmation Act 1915.

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[Ch.

iv.] Caledonian Railway Order Confirmation [5 & 6

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5.]

Act, 1915.

L.D.1915. SCHEDULE.

Provisional Order to confer further powers on the Caledonian

Railway Company in relation to their undertaking to

confirm certain agreements entered into by the Company to

stop up certain level crossings to extend the periods for

the completion of certain works and for the purchase of

land and to revive the powers for the purchase of lands

for and for the construction of other works to empower the

Cathcart District Railway Company to hold and dispose of

superfluous lands and for other purposes.

"WHEREAS it is expedient that further powers should be conferred

upon the Caledonian Railway Company (hereinafter referred to

as " the Company ") in relation to their undertaking as provided

in this Order :

And whereas it is expedient that the agreements set forth

in the schedules to this Order should be confirmed:

And whereas it is expedient that the time for the

completion of the railways and works and for the purchase of

the lands mentioned in this Order should be extended as therein

provided:

And whereas it is expedient that the powers granted by

the Caledonian Railway Order 1907 for the construction of the

Railway (Work No. 1) by that Order authorised and for the

purchase of the lands referred to in this Order should be revived

and that the periods limited for the exercise of such powers

should be extended :

And whereas it is expedient to empower the Cathcart

District Railway Company to hold and dispose of certain lands

acquired by that company for the purposes of their undertaking

which may not be required for those purposes:

And whereas since the passing of the Lands Clauses

Consolidation Acts Amendment Act 1860 the Company have

from time to time purchased lands in consideration of the

payment of perpetual feu duties and ground annuals as

mentioned in section 5 of that Act the capitalised value of

which computed at twenty years' purchase thereof amounts in

the aggregate to five hundred and ten thousand six hundred

and fifteen pounds or thereabouts and it is expedient that in