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RAILWAYS (ELECTRICAL POWER) ACT 1903

RAILWAYS (ELECTRICAL POWER) ACT 1903 - LONG TITLE

An Act to facilitate the Introduction and Use of Electrical Power
on Railways.{1}
[14th August 1903]
Introduction of electrical power under orders of Board of Trade.

RAILWAYS (ELECTRICAL POWER) ACT 1903 - SECT 1

1.(1) With the object of facilitating the introduction and use of
electrical power on railways, the Board of Trade may, upon the
application of a railway company, make orders for all or any of
the following purposes, namely:

(a)authorising a railway company to use electricity, in addition to
or in substitution for any other motive power, and for any other
purpose;

(b)authorising the company to construct and maintain generating
stations or other electrical works on any land belonging to the
company;

(c)authorising agreements between the company and any body corporate
or other person for the supply to the company of electrical power
or the supply to or use by the company of any electrical plant or
equipment;

(d)sanctioning any modification of any working agreement, so far as
the modification is agreed to between the parties thereto and is
consequential on the introduction or use of electrical power;

(e)authorising the company to subscribe to any electrical undertaking
which will facilitate the supply of electricity to the company;

(f)securing the safety of the public;

(g)authorising the issue of new capital by the company for any of
the purposes of this Act;

(h)any other matters, whether similar to the above or not, which
may be considered ancillary to the objects of the order or
expedient for carrying those objects into effect.

(2) An order made by the Board of Trade under this Act shall on
coming into operation, have effect as if enacted by Parliament.

RAILWAYS (ELECTRICAL POWER) ACT 1903 - SECT 2
Acquisition of land for electrical works.

2.(1) An order under this Act may contain provisions authorising the
acquisition of land, by any railway company, for the purpose of
constructing generating stations or other electrical works, but, if
power is given by order to acquire the land otherwise than by
agreement, the order shall not come into operation, so far as it
gives that power, unless confirmed by Parliament, and the Board of
Trade may bring in a Bill for confirming the order.

(2) If, while a Bill confirming any such order is pending in
either House of Parliament a petition is presented against the
order, the Bill, so far as it relates to the order, may be
referred to a Select Committee or, if the two Houses of Parliament
think fit so to order, to a Joint Committee of those Houses, and
the petitioner shall be allowed to appear and oppose, as in the
case of Private Bills.

RAILWAYS (ELECTRICAL POWER) ACT 1903 - SECT 3
Board of Trade inquiries.

3.(1) Before making an order under this Act, the Board of Trade
shall be satisfied that the public notice, required by rules made
under this Act, of the application for the order has been given,
and shall consider any objections, made by the council of any
county, any local authority or other person, to the application in
accordance with those rules, and give to those by whom the
objection is made an opportunity of being heard, and, if after
consideration the Board decide that the objection should be upheld,
the Board shall not make the order or shall modify the order so
as to remove the objection.

(2) The Board of Trade may, if they think fit, hold a local
inquiry for the purpose of considering any application for an order
under this Act, and the Board of Trade Arbitrations, &c. Act, 1874,
shall apply to any inquiry so held as if

(a)the inquiry was held on an application made in pursuance of the
special Act; and

(b)the parties making the application for the order and any person
objecting to any such application were parties to the application
within the meaning of section three of that Act.

RAILWAYS (ELECTRICAL POWER) ACT 1903 - SECT 4
Expenses and fees.

4.(1) The Board of Trade may (with the concurrence of the Treasury
as to number and remuneration) appoint or employ such persons as
appear to them to be required for carrying this Act into effect,
and the remuneration of such persons and any other expenses of the
Board of Trade under this Act shall be defrayed out of moneys
provided by Parliament.

(2) There shall be charged, in respect of proceedings under this
Act before the Board of Trade, such fees as may be fixed by the
Treasury on the recommendation of the Board of Trade.

RAILWAYS (ELECTRICAL POWER) ACT 1903 - SECT 5
Power of Board of Trade to make rules.

5. The Board of Trade may make such rules as they think necessary
for regulating the notices and advertisements to be given of any
application for an order under this Act or otherwise for the
purposes of this Act, and any other matter which they think
expedient to regulate by rule for the purpose of carrying this Act
into effect.

RAILWAYS (ELECTRICAL POWER) ACT 1903 - SECT 6
Interpretation, saving and short title.

6.(1) In this Act the expression "railway company" includes a
company or person working a railway under lease or otherwise.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect any powers which a railway
company may have independently of this Act.

(3) This Act may be cited as the Railways (Electrical Power) Act,
1903.

Subs.(4) rep. by SLR 1927