Hull Joint Dock Act 1899
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1899 c. ccxlii |
| Year | 1899 |
[62
&
63
VICT.]
Hull
Joint
Dock
Act,
1399.
[Ch.
ccxlii.]
CHAPTER
ccxlii.
An
Act
for
enabling the North Eastern Railway Company
AD.
1899.
-
and the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction
Railway and Dock Company
to
make
a
dock and
railways
at
Hull and
for
other purposes.
[9th August
1899.1
HEREAS
it
is
expedient that the Norch Eastern Railway
w
Company (in ihis Act called
"
the North Eastern Company
'7
and the
Hull
Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and
Dock Company (in this Act called
"
the
Hull
and Barnsley
Corcpany
")
should be authorised to make jointly
or
severally as
in
this Act mentioned the dock railways and other works by this
Act authorised and t'o acquire and hold the lands in this Act
described and that the other powers
in
this Act mentioned should be
conferred on the North Eastern Company and the Hull and Barnsley
Company (in this Act referred to
as
'(
the Two Companies
")
or
one
o€
them
:
And whereas
it
is
expedient that the powers rights and authorities
by this Act conferred upon the
Two
Companies jointly should be
exercised
on
their behalf
by
a
joint committee as
by
this Act
provided
:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines and levels
of
the said dock railways and other works and plans
of
the said lands
and also
books
of reference containing the names
of
the owners and
lessees
or
reputed owners and lessees and of the occupiers of the
said lands were duly deposited with the clerk
of
the peace for the
city and county
of
Kingston-upon-Hull and with the clerk
of
the
peace
for
the
East
Riding of the county of York which plans and
sections and
books
of
reference are in this Act respectively referred
to
as
the deposihed plans sections and
books
of reference
:
And whereas it
is
expedient that the agreement made between
the Two Companies aijd set
forth
in
tho
First
Schedule to this Act
[Price
3s.
6d.l
A
1
[Ch.
ccxlii.]
Hull
Joint
Dock
Act,
1899.
[62
&
63
VICT.]
A.D.
1890.
(in this Act referrrd to as
"
the scheduled agreement
")
should be
confirmed
:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the
Two
Companies should
respectively be authorised to raise additional capital
for
the purposes
of
thjs
Act:
And whereas the purposes
of
this Act cannot be effected without
the authority
of
Parliament
:
May
it
therefore please
Your
Majesty that
it
may be enacted and
be
it
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 authority
of
the same
as
follows (that'
is
to say)
1.
This Act may be cited
for
all purposes
as
the Hull Joint
Dock Act;
1899.
2.
The following Acts and parts of Acts are (except where
expressly varied by
this
Act) incorporated with and form part
of
this Act (that is to
say)
:-
The Lands Clauses Acts
:
The Railways Clauses Consolidation Act
1845
:
Part
I
(relating to the construction of
a
railway)
of
the Railways
The provisions
of
-
Shorttitle,
Incorpora-
tion
Of
genernl
Acts.
Clauses Act
1863
:
with respect
to
the following matters (namely)
:-
The distribution
of
the capital
of
the company into shares
;
The transfgr
OF
transmission of shares
;
The payment
of
subscriptions and the means
of
enforcing
The forfeiture of shares
for
non-payment
of
calls
;
The remedies
of
creditors
of
the company against the
The borro-iving of money by the company on mortgage
The conversion
of
the borrowed money into capital
;
The consolidation of shares into stock
;
The powers
of
the directors
and
the porers
of
the company
The making of dividends
;
and
The giving of notices
:
the payment
of
calls
;
shareholders
;
or
bond
;
to be exercised only in general meeting
;
Part
I
(relating to cancellation and surrender of shares) and
Part
I1
(relating
to
additional capital)
of
the Companies Clallses
Act
1563
a3 amended by subsequent Acts
:
The Harbours Docks and Piers Clauses Act
1847
Provided
always that the provisions of the Harbours Docks
and
Piers
2
[62 & 63
VICT.]
.Hull
JGilzt
Dock
Act,
1899.
[Ch.
ccxlii.]
Clauses Act
1847
with respect to lifeboats and with respect to
AD.
1899.
keeping
a
tide and weather gauge shall not be in force
for
the
-
purposes of this Act except
so
far as may from time
to
time
be
required by the Board
of
Trade.
The several words and expressions to which meanings are
assigned by the Acts wholly
or
partially incorporated
herewith have the isame respective meanings unless there
5e something in the subject
or
context repugnant to such
construction
:
The expression
‘‘
the railway
”
or
“
the railways
”
nieans the
new railway
or
new railways
by
this Act authorised
:
The expressions
“
the dock” and “the river wali
”
mean
respectively the dock and the river wall
or
embankment by
this Act respectively au%horised
;
The expression
“
the joint committee
”
means the
Hull
Joint
Dock Committee to be appointed under this Act
:
The expression “the joint undertaking” means such of the
lands and works which the Two Companies are loy this Act
authorised to acquire and make as shall become vested in the
joint committee
:
The expression
“
the corporation
”
means the mayor aldermen
and citizens
of
the city and county
of
Kingston-upon-Hull.
3.
In
this Act-
Ioterprettt-
tion.
4.
Subject to the provisions of this Act the Two Companies
Power
to
may in the lines shown
upon
the deposited plans and in accordance
lnakelle~
with tlie levels shown on the deposited sections make and maintain
works
the dock river wall and other works herein-after described and
Hull.
may make and maintain the subsidiary workg coiinected therewith
herein-after mentioned and inay enter upon take
and
use all or any
of the lands delineated on the deposited plans and described
in
the
deposited
books
of
reference
:
The works herein-before referred to and authorised by this
Act will be situate
in
the city and county of Kingston-upon-Hull
and are-
(1)
A dock with a lock and entrance from the River Humber
situate on lands between thc outfall of the HolderneAs drain
on the west and the Old Fleet drain and the Salt End pasture
on
the east and between the rive11 wall or embankment
herein-after mentioned on the south and Hedon Road on the
north
:
(2)
3
river wall or embankment
on
the bed and shore
of
the
River Humber with
a
sluice or outlet in the same
fbr
the water
from the Holderness drain herein-after described and an entrance
dock
and
A2
3
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