METROPOLIS GAS ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1861. 24 & 25 VICT. CAP. 79. An Act to amend the Metropolis Gas Act. [6th August, 1861.] WHEREAS it is expedient to extend the powers in relation to gas vested in the metropolitan board of works by "The Metropolis Gas Act, 1860:" Be it therefore enacted by the Queen'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: tices of the peace by 22 & 23 Vict. c. 66, as amended by 23 & 24 Vict. c. 146, in so far 1. All powers conferred on the justices of the peace of any Powers concounty in general or quarter sessions assembled, by the act ferred on juspassed in the twenty-second and twenty-third years of the reign of her present majesty, chapter sixty-six, intituled "An Act for regulating measures used in sales of gas," as amended by an act passed in the session of the twenty-third and as relates to twenty-fourth years of the reign of her present majesty, transferred to the metropolis, chapter one hundred and forty-six, and intituled "An Act the Metropolitan Board of to amend the Act for regulating measures used in sales of Works. gas," shall, in so far as relates to the metropolis, as defined by an act passed in the session holden in the eighteenth and nineteenth years of her present majesty, chapter one hundred and twenty, and intituled "An Act for the better local management of the metropolis," be transferred and vested in the metropolitan board of works, and so many of the said powers as are conferred by section four of the said act of the twenty-second and twenty-third years of the reign of her present majesty shall be exercised by such board within two months after the passing of this act, and so from time to time thereafter as in the said act mentioned, and all expenses incurred by the said board in pursuance of this So much of sect. 1 of 23 & 24 Vict. c. 146, as respects the metropolis repealed. act shall be defrayed by them out of rates leviable by them within their jurisdiction exclusive of the city of London. 2. So much of the said act passed in the session holden in the twenty-third and twenty-fourth years of the reign of her present majesty, chapter one hundred and forty-six, as provides that, notwithstanding anything contained in the said act for regulating measures used in sales of gas, the said act shall not come into operation in any county of England until the magistrates of such county in quarter sessions shall have resolved to bring such county under the operation of the act, shall be repealed so far as respects the metropolis as hereinbefore defined. THE COMMERCIAL GAS ACT, 1875. 38 & 39 VICT. CAP. CC. An Act for conferring further Powers on the Commercial Gas Company and for the Amalgamation with that Company of the Ratcliff Gaslight and Coke Company and for other purposes. [11th August, 1875.] WHEREAS the Commercial Gas Company (in this Act called Preamble. the Commercial Company) are incorporated and empowered by the Commercial Gas Acts 1847 and 1852 or one of them for making and supplying and accordingly are making and supplying gas in a district in the county of Middlesex defined by or under the Metropolis Gas Act 1860: And whereas the capital of the Commercial Company consists of the sum of four hundred and fifty thousand pounds stock being the total amount authorized to be raised by them by shares or stock and by conversion of loan into share capital and they have now no loan capital nor have they power to raise any loan capital : And whereas it is expedient that further powers with respect to the purchase of land by agreement and the erection and improvement of works and the raising of share and loan capital be conferred on the Commercial Company: And whereas the Ratcliff Gaslight and Coke Company (in this Act called the Ratcliff Company) are incorporated and empowered by an Act passed in the session of parliament held in the year one thousand eight hundred and twentythree chapter 98 and by the Ratcliff Gas Act 1855 or one of them for making and supplying and accordingly are making and supplying gas in a district adjoining to the district of the Commercial Company also defined by or under the Metropolis Gas Act 1860 : And whereas the amalgamation of the Rateliff Company with the Commercial Company would be of great public advantage and the same has been agreed on by the two com Modification of Interpretation. panies and it is expedient that provision be made for giving full effect to their agreement and respecting the constitution and powers of the amalgamated company: And whereas the objects aforesaid cannot be attained without the authority of Parliament : May it therefore please YOUR MAJESTY That it may be enacted and be it enacted by the Queen'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) : 1. [Short title.] 2. [Commencement of act.] 3. The following parts of the Metropolis Gas Act 1860 shall not apply to the Commercial Company (that is to say):— Section two as far as it incorporates the provisions of the Gasworks Clauses Act 1847 with respect to the amount of profit to be received by the undertakers from the gasworks carried on for their benefit or imposes any restriction on the company in respect of the rate of dividend. So much of section four as defines the meaning of the words common gas and cannel gas. Sections seven to twelve both inclusive. Sections twenty-five to thirty-four both inclusive. Sections thirty-seven and thirty-eight. Sections forty to forty-four both inclusive. And such provisions of the Metropolis Gas Act 1860 as apply 4. [Repeal of parts of Commercial Act of 1852.] 6. In this act: "Metropolitan board" means the metropolitan board of works. "Local authority" means a vestry or district board acting under the Metropolis Management Act 1855. "Share" and "shareholder" include stock and stock- "Half year" means a half year reckoned from the first "Quarter" means a quarter of a year reckoned from "Candles" means sperm candles of six to the pound 7. [Power to take lands by agreement.] 8. The Commercial Company after acquiring by agreement the lands following may make and maintain and from time to time alter thereon all such works as they think fit and use the same for the manufacture and storage of gas and residual products and the conversion and utilization of residual products and the manufacture and storage of chemicals (that is to say): Lands situate in the parish of Bromley Saint Leonard's in Power to make and maintain gasworks. |