Bristol Waterworks Act 1927

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1927 c. lxiv
Year1927
[17 & 18
GEO.
5;] Bristol Waterworks [Ch.
lxiv.]
Act, 1927.
CHAPTER lxiv.
An Act to authorise the Bristol Waterworks
A.D.
1927.
Company to construct new works to acquire
additional lands and to raise additional capital
and for other purposes. [29th July 1927.]
HEREAS the Bristol Waterworks Company (in
this Act called " the Company ") were incorpo-
rated by the Bristol Waterworks Act 1846 and their
powers were extended by two subsequent Acts passed
in the years 1850 and 1853 respectively:
And whereas the said three Acts were repealed by
the Bristol Waterworks Act 1862 but the Company were
by that Act continued incorporated by the same name
and further powers were conferred upon the Company
by the Bristol Waterworks Acts and Order 1862 to 1926 :
And whereas the demand for water within the
existing limits of supply of the Company has increased
and is increasing and for enabling the Company to meet
such demand it is expedient that the Company should
be empowered to make and maintain the works and to
acquire the lands hereinafter respectively described :
And whereas by the Bristol Waterworks Act 1926
the capital of the Company was as from the thirty-first
day of December one thousand nine hundred and twenty-
six converted into one million two hundred and thirty-
three thousand eight hundred and eighty-five pounds
consolidated ordinary- stock and nine hundred and
ninety-two thousand two hundred and fifty-eight pounds
{Price Is, Net.] A 1^
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[Ch.
lxiv.]
Bristol Waterworks [17 & 18
GEO.
5/]
' Act, 1927.
A.D.
1927.
consolidated preference stock and five hundred and
seventy-six thousand four hundred and sixty-eight pounds
consolidated debenture stock and the Company were
by the said Act authorised to raise by mortgage or the
creation and issue of further consolidated debenture
stock the sum of six hundred and thirtyreight thousand
seven hundred and fifty pounds and sihce the passing
of the said Act the Company have created and issued
ninety thousand and one hundred pounds consolidated
debenture stock:
And whereas the Company have no unexercised
powers of raising moneys by the issue of ordinary or
preference capital and it is expedient that the Company
should be authorised to raise additional capital for the
purposes of this Act and for the general purposes of
their undertaking:
*
And whereas it is expedient that further powers
should be conferred upon the Company as provided
by this Act:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines
and levels of the works authorised by this Act and plans
of the lands which may be taken compulsorily under the
powers of this Act and a book of reference to such plans
containing the names of the owners and lessees or reputed
owners and lessees and of the occupiers of the lands
required or which may be taken for the purposes or under
the powers of this Act were duly deposited with the clerk
of the peace for the county of Somerset and are hereinafter.
respectively referred to as the deposited plans sections
and book of reference:
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 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 (that is to say) :
Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Bristol Waterworks
Act 1927 and the Bristol Waterworks Acts and Order
1862 to 1926 and this Act may be cited together and are
in this Act referred to as the Bristol Waterworks Acts
and Order 1862 to 1927.
2

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