Southampton and Winchester Great Western Junction Railway (Abandonment) Act 1905

• Jurisdiction: UK Non-devolved
• Citation: 1905 c. iv

[5 Enw. 7.] Southampton and Winchester Great [Ch. iv.]

Western Junction Railway {Abandonment) Act, 1905.

CHAPTER iv.

An Act for the abandonment of the Southampton and

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i905.

Winchester Great Western Junction Railway.

[30th June 1905.]

HEREAS by the Southampton and Winchester Great

"Western Junction Railway Act 1901 (hereinafter called

" the Act of 1901") a company (hereinafter called " the

Company") were incorporated by the name of the Southampton

and Winchester Great Western Junction Railway Company and

authorised to construct the railways and works in that Act more

particularly described :

And whereas the period limited by that Act for the exercise of

the powers for the compulsory purchase of lands for the purposes

of railways authorised thereby expired on the seventeenth day of

August one thousand nine hundred and four and the period for

the completion of the works will expire on the seventeenth day

of August one thousand nine hundred and six:

And whereas the Company have not exercised any of their

powers for the compulsory purchase of lands for or for the execu-

tion of their authorised railways and works and it is expedient that

the undertaking of the Company be abandoned that their affairs be

•wound up and that the Company be dissolved :

And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be effected

without the authority of Parliament:

May it therefore please Tour 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

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