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thereby vested in and of every other power enabling us in this behalf ORDER as follows:

"The

Light Railway Short title.

1. This Order may be cited as (Extension of Time) Order 1901" and shall come into force on the date on which it is confirmed by the Board of Trade.

2. Part II. (Extension of Time) of the Railways Clauses Act Incorporation 1863 is hereby incorporated with this Order.

of the Order of 19

of general Act.

3.-(1) Section (Period for compulsory Amendment purchase of lands) shall be read and have effect as if the period of of Order of five years had been named therein instead of three years.

(2) Section of the Order of 19 (Period for completion of works) shall be read and have effect as if the period of seven years had been named therein instead of five years.

4. As ante, p. 583.

19 .

Costs of
Order.

PRECEDENT OF AN ORDER FOR THE
ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF A

LIGHT RAILWAY.

(See sect. 24 of the Act and notes thereto.)

THE LIGHT RAILWAYS ACT 1896.

LIGHT RAILWAY (AMENDMENT)

ORDER 19 .

ORDER AMENDING THE

- LIGHT RAILWAY ORDER, 19

Preamble.

Short title.

WHEREAS by the

Light Railway Order 19 (hereinafter

Light Railway

referred to as "the Order of 19 ") the

to

from

Company (hereinafter referred to as "the company") were autho-
rised to construct a light railway in the county of
(hereinafter referred to as "the railway") And
whereas an application was in
19 duly made to the Light
Railway Commissioners by the company for an Order to amend the
Order of 19 and to authorise the abandonment of the portion of
the railway hereinafter described between
we the Light Railway Commissioners being satisfied of the expe-
diency of granting the said application do in pursuance of the
Light Railways Act 1896 and by virtue and in exercise of the
powers thereby vested in and of every other power enabling us in
this behalf ORDER as follows:-
:-

and

Now

1. This Order may be cited as "The Light Railway (Amendment) Order 19 " and shall come into force on the date on which it is confirmed by the Board of Trade and that date is hereinafter referred to as "the commencement of this Order."

2. The company shall abandon the construction of so much of the Abandonment railway as lies to the westward of a point of portion of furlongs the Light chains or thereabouts from the authorised point of com- Railway.

miles

and
mencement of the railway (hereinafter referred to as "the western
section") and the Order of 19 shall be read and have effect as if

for damage to land by

the western section had not formed part of the railway. 3. The abandonment by the company under the authority of this Compensation Order of the western section shall not prejudice or affect the right of the owner or occupier of any land to receive compensation for entry. any damage occasioned by the entry of the company on such land for the purpose of surveying and taking levels or probing or boring to ascertain the nature of the soil or setting out of the lines of the western section and shall not prejudice or affect the right of the owner or occupier of any land which has been temporarily occupied by the company to receive compensation for such temporary occupation or for any loss damage or injury which has been sustained by such owner or occupier by reason thereof or of the exercise as regards such land of any of the powers contained in the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 or the Order of 19

4. When before the commencement of this Order any contract Compensation has been entered into or notice given by the company for the in respect of pur- purchase of chasing of any land for the purposes of or in relation to the western land. section the company shall be released from all liability to purchase or to complete the purchase of any such land but notwithstanding full compensation shall be made by the company to the owners and occupiers or other persons interested in such land for all injury or damage sustained by them respectively by reason of the purchase not being completed pursuant to the contract or notice and the amount and application of the compensation shall except so far as may in any case be otherwise agreed in writing between the parties be determined in manner provided by the Lands Clauses Acts as varied by the Light Railways Act 1896 for determining the amount and application of compensation paid for lands taken under the provisions thereof.

5. As ante, p. 583.

Costs of
Order.

INDEX.

[References to the Dissertations and Notes are printed in italics.]

ABANDONMENT,

bill for, notices required on application for, 387.

to be reported on by Board of Trade, 411.

deposit, release of and payment of compensation out of, 297, 299, 336, 337.
repayment of, where part of line abandoned, 300, 301.

light railways, of,

amending order, by, 517.

compensation to landowners, 645.

form of order, 644.

notices required, 632.

general railway Acts, under, 496.

tramways, of, by amending Order, 114.

"ABUTTING ON." See FRONTAGERS.

ACCIDENTS. See also MASTER AND SERVANT.

contributory negligence, when a defence, generally, 243.

in the case of tramway and omnibus accidents, what constitutes, 248.
costs, 252.

damages, in case of tramway accidents, measure of, 251.

doctors' reports, how far privileged, 251.

electricity, due to. See ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS.

employment of competent engineer or purchase from competent manu-
facturer no defence, 235.

evidence, &c., 251.

insurance against tramway accidents, interpretation of policies, 252.
liability of promoters and lessees for, where due to default of themselves
or their servants, 223. And see MASTER AND SERVANT.

liability for, where contract between road authority and promoters, 146,
147.

licensee of tramways liable for, 169, 170.

negligence, what constitutes, generally, 243.

in the case of tramway and omnibus accidents, 247.

of a third party, 250.

notice of, in case of tramways, 86.

in case of light railways, 86, 89.

form of, 381.

poles, due to.. See ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS.

public authorities, action against, 244.

rails, due to non-repair or position of, 133.

Regulation of Railways Act, 1868, determination of compensation under,
245.

reports of accidents, how far privileged, 251.

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