Forth Road Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1947
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GEO.
6.
Forth Road Bridge
Gh.
iv.
Order Confirmation
Act,
1947.
CHAPTER iv.
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 relating
to the Forth Road Bridge. [29th April 1947.]
W
HEREAS the Provisional Order set forth in the schedule
hereunto annexed has after inquiry held before
Commissioners been made by the Secretary of State under the
provisions of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act
26
Geo.
5.
&
1936
and it
is
requisite that
the
said Order should be confirmed l Edw-8-c-
52-
by Parliament:
Be it therefore 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:—
1.
The Provisional Order contained in the schedule Confirmation
hereunto annexed is hereby confirmed. of order
in
J schedule.
2.
This Act may be cited as the Forth Road Bridge Order short title.
Confirmation Act 1947.
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Ch. iv. Forth Road Bridge 10 & n
GEO.
6.
Order
Confirmation Act, 1947.
SCHEDULE.
FORTH ROAD BRIDGE.
Provisional Order
to provide for the
construction
and
maintenance of
a road bridge across the Firth of Forth at
Queensferry
with
approach roads in connection therewith to establish a Joint
Board for that
purpose
to make
provision
for the
abandonment of
the existing ferry of the London and North Eastern Railway
Company between North Queensferry and South Queensferry
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS the existing facilities for traffic across the Firth of Forth
are inadequate and the construction of a bridge for vehicular and
pedestrian traffic and the works connected therewith by this Order
authorised would be of public and local advantage:
And whereas the Minister of Transport has agreed to make from
the road fund at such time as Parliament decides to approve the
necessary financial provision in the grant in aid of the road fund
a grant of seventy-five per centum of the approved expenditure
incurred on the construction of such a bridge and works and the cor-
poration of the city of Edinburgh the county council of the county of
Fife the county council of the county of West Lothian the county
council of the county of Midlothian the provost magistrates and coun-
cillors of the city and royal burgh of Dunfermline and the royal burgh
of Kirkcaldy (hereinafter together referred to as " the Councils ")
have agreed to contribute towards the remainder of such expenditure
as in this Order provided:
And whereas the Minister has also agreed to make from the road
fund a grant of seventy-five per centum of the approved cost of
obtaining this Order and the Councils have agreed to meet the balance
of such cost as in this Order provided:
And whereas it is expedient that a Joint Board of the Councils
should be established as in this Order provided and that the Joint
Board should be authorised to construct the said bridge and works
to take tolls in respect of the use of the said bridge and to exercise
the other powers conferred on the Joint Board as in this Order
provided:
And whereas it is expedient that the Councils should be em-
powered to borrow money for the purposes of this Order as in this
Order provided and that the other financial provisions contained in
this Order should be made:
And whereas estimates have been prepared of the cost of the
acquisition of lands and servitudes for and the execution of the works
by this Order authorised and such estimates are as follows:—
P^o^asand^des ^
Works Nos. i to 10 inclusive 6,075,000
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GEO.
6. Forth Road Bridge Gh. iv.
Order
Confirmation Act, 1947.
And whereas the works included in such estimates are permanent
works and it is expedient that the cost thereof should be spread over
a term of years:
And whereas it is expedient to make provision for the abandonment
of the existing ferry of the London and North Eastern Railway
Company between North Queensferry and South Queensfeny:
And whereas it is expedient that the further provisions contained
in this Order should be enacted:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines and levels of
the works authorised by this Order with 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 and other
property required or which may be taken for the purposes or under
the powers of this Order have been deposited with the sheriff clerks
of the counties of Fife and West Lothian and such plans sections
and book of reference are in this Order respectively referred to as
the deposited plans sections and book of reference:
And whereas the purposes of this Order cannot be effected without
an Order confirmed by Parliament under the provisions of the Private 26 Geo. 5. &
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936: r Edw- s- c- 52-
Now therefore in pursuance of the powers contained in the last-
mentioned Act the Secretary of State orders as follows:—
1.
This.
Order is divided into Parts as follows:— Division of
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Order
into
Part I.—Preliminary. Parts.
Part II.—Establishment and constitution of Joint Board.
Part III.-X)fficers.
Part IV.—Works.
Part V Lands.
Part VI.—Tolls.
Part VII.—Finance.
Part VIII.—Byekws.
Part IX.—Miscellaneous.
PARTI.
PRELIMINARY.
2.
This Order may be cited as the Forth Road Bridge Order 1947. short title.
3.
This Order shall come into operation on the date on which the Commencement
Act confirming it is passed and that date is in this Order referred of
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to as " the commencement of this Order."
4.
(1) In this Order unless the context otherwise requires— interpretation.
fa) The several words and expressions to which meanings are
assigned by any Acts wholly or partially incorporated with
this Order shall subject to the provisions of this Order have
the same respective meanings; and
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