Highway (Railway Crossings) Act 1839
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1839 c. 45 |
| Year | 1839 |
(2 & 3 Vict.) C A P. XLV.
[17th August 1839]
'WHEREAS by an Act passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the Fifth and Sixth Years of the Reign of His late Majesty King the Fourth, intituledAn Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Highways in that Part of Great Britain called England, it is amongst other things by the said Act enacted, that whenever a Railroad shall cross any Highway for Carts or Carriages the Proprietors of the said Railroad shall make and maintain good and sufficient Gates at each of the said Crossings, and shall employ good and proper Persons to attend to the opening and shutting of such Gates, so that the Persons, Carts, or Carriages passing along such Road shall not be exposed to any Danger or Damage by the passing of any Carriages or Engines along the said Railroad, and any Complaint for any Neglect in respect of the said Gates shall be made within One Month after the said Neglect to One Justice, who may summon the Party so complained against to appear before the Justices at their next Special Sessions for the Highways, who shall hear and decide upon the said Complaint, and the Proprietor so offending shall forfeit any Sum not exceeding Five Pounds: And whereas it is also by the said Act further enacted, that nothing in this Act contained shall apply to any Turnpike Roads, except where expressly mentioned, or to any Roads, Bridges, Carriageways, Cartways, Horseways, Bridleways, Footways, Causeways, Churchyards, or Pavements which now are or may hereafter be paved, repaired, or cleansed, broken up, or diverted, under or by virtue of the Provisions of any Local or Personal Act or Acts of Parliament: And whereas it is deemed expedient to amend the said Provisions in the said Act, and to extend the same to Turnpike Roads inEngland :' 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 Authorityof the same, That wherever a Railroad crosses or shall hereafter cross any Turnpike Road or any Highway or Statute Labour Road for Carts or Carriages inGreat Britain , the Proprietors or Directors of the Company of Proprietors of the said Railroad shall make and maintain good and sufficient Gates across...
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