Grand Junction Canal Act 1812
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1812 c. cxl |
| Year | 1812 |
ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO SECUNDO
GEORGII III. REGIS.
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Cap.
140.
An A& to explain, amend, and enlarge the Powers
of certain Ads paffed for making and maintaining
the Grand JunRion
Canal.
[9th June 181 2*\
W
HEREAS an Aft was paffed in the Thirty-third Year of the
Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Ail for
making
and ' 33
G.J,
C.£O.
maintaining
a
Navigable
Canal from
the
Oxford
Canal
Naviga-
tion
at Braunfton, in the
County
of Northampton, to join
the
River Thames,
at
or near
Brentford, in the
County
of Middlefex, and
alfo certain Collateral
Cats from the faid
intended
Canal, by which certain Perfons therein
named were incorporated by the Name and Style of The
Company
of
Proprietors
of the Grand
Junftion
Canal,
for making the faid Canal and'
Collateral Cuts, and the feveral other Works neceffary for carrying the
faid A£t into Execution : And whereas another Aft was paffed in the
Thirty-fourth Year of the Reign of His prefenc Majefty, intituled An Aft 34G.3.C.34.
for
making certain Navigable Cuts
from the
Towns
of Buckingham, Ayles-
bury, ana Wendover, in the
County
of Buckingham, to
communicate
with
the
Grand
Junftion
Navigation,
authorized to
be
made by
an AS of the laft
Sejfion
of
Parliament,
and for
amending
the faid Aft : And whereas another
Aft was paffed in the Thirty-fifth Year of the Reign of His prefent Ma-
jcfty, intituled An Aft for
authorizing
the
Company
of Proprietors of the 350.3.0.8,
[Loc.
y
Per.']
33 P Grand
jooa $*°GE0RGII III. 6^.-140.
Grand Junction Canal to vary the Courfe of a certain Part of the faid
Canals in the County of Hertford, fo as to render t^e Navigation thereof
more
fafe and convenient; and for making fome^her Amendments and
Alterations in an Aft made in the Thirty-tkirdr $Mr of the
Reigf;
of His
prefent Majefty, for making the faid Canal: £^
was parted in the Thirty-fifth Year of the Reign OTHk prefentifejefty,
35
G.j.
C43*
intituled An Ad for making a ftfavigable Cutfrofti the Grand
Jun&ian
Canal
in the Precinit of Norwood, in the
County
of Middlefex, to Padoington,
in the faid County: And whereas another Aft was paffed in the Thirty-
35G.3.C.85,
fifth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty5 intituled An Ad for
making
and
extending
a Navigable Cut from the Town of Watford, in the County of
Hertford, to the Town of Saint Alban, in the fame County: And whereas
another A£t was paffed in the Thirty-fixth Year of the Reign of His pre-
36G.3.C5.
fent Majefty, intituled An AB to
enable
the
Company
of Proprietors of the
Grand
Junction
Canal tofinifh and
complete
thefame^ and the feveral
Cuts
and
other
Works authorized
to
be made and
done by
them,
by virtue of feveral
Ails of Parliament: And whereas another A 61 was paffed in the Thirty-
38G.3.C33.
eighth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Ail for
con-
firming and carrying into
Execution
certain Articles of Agreement made and
entered
into between
Beilby Lord
Bifhop
of London, Thomas Wood Efquire,
Sir John Frederick Baronet, and Arthur Stanhope Efquire, Sir John
Morfhead Baronet, and Dame Elizabeth his Wife, and Robert Thirtie-
th way te Efquire, and Selina his Wife, and the
Company
of Proprietors of
the Grand Juniiion Canal; and for other Purpofes therein mentioned: And
whereas another A£t was paffed in the Forty-firft Year of the Reign of
41
G.3«c.7i. His prefent Majefty, intituled An Ait for
enabling
the
Company
of
Proprie-
tors of
the
Grand Juniiion Canal
more
effeilually
to
provide for
the
Difcharge
of their Debts, and to
complete
the Whole of the Works to be
executed
by
them in purfuance of the feveral Ails of the Thirty-third, Thirty fourth,
Thirty-fifth, Thirty-fixth, and
Thiriy~eigbth
Tears of the Reign of His pre-
fent Majefly ; and for altering and enlarging the Powers and
Provifions
of
the faid Ails: And whereas another Act was paffed in the Forty-third
43
Cr.j.
c.8. Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, intituled An Ait for
empowering
the
Company
of
Proprietors
of the Grand Juniiion Canal to raife a further
Sum of
Money to enable
them to
complete
the Works authorized
to
be
executed
in purfuance of the feveral Aits paffed in the Thirty-third, Thirty fourth,
Thirty
fifth.
Thirtytfixth, Thirty-eighth, and Forty firjl Tears of the Reign
of His prefent Majefly j and for
amending*
altering, and enlarging the
Powers and Provifions of the faid Ails: And whereas another Ad was
45
G,3«c68. pafled in the Forty-fifth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, inti-
tuled An Ail for
altering^
amending, and enlarging the Powers of certain
Aits for making and
maintaining
the Grand Juniiion Canal: And whereas
another Aft was paffed in the Fifty-firft Year of the Reign of His prefent
5iG.3*ca69. Majefty, intituled An AH for
confirming certain
Articles of
Agreement,
entered
into between
the
Company
of
Proprietors
of the Grand Juniiion Canal
aHd certain
ferfons, for fupp lying with Water the Inhabitants of
the
Parijh
f
Padding-
£0%
and the Parifhes and Streets adjacent, in the faid
County
ofMiddlefey•:
And whereas, the faid Company of Proprietors have made and com*
pleted the laid Grand Jun&ion Xapal, and likewife a confiderable Part
of the Collateral Communications authorized by the faid recited Ads to
be made; and in order to render the faid A&s more effe&ual for the
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