Leicester Corporation Act 1913
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1913 c. lxxxvi |
| Year | 1913 |
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5.] Leicester Corporation Act, 1913. [Ch. IXXXVi.]
CHAPTER lxxxvi.
An Act to enable the mayor aldermen and burgesses A.D. 1913.
of the County Borough of Leicester to construct addi-
tional tramways and street improvements in the borough
and for other purposes. [15th August 1913.]
W
HEREAS the borough of Leicester (in this Act called
"the borough") is a county borough subject to the Acts
relating to municipal corporations and the mayor aldermen and
burgesses of the borough (in this Act called " the Corporation ")
acting by the council are the urban sanitary authority for the
district
thereof:
And .whereas the several Acts and Orders specified in the
First Schedule to this Act among other Acts and Orders are in
force within the borough which Acts and Orders are in this Act
referred to collectively as " the former Acts " and each of them
separately as an Act or Order of the year in which the same
was passed or made :
And whereas under and by virtue of the Act of 1897 and
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the Act of 1902 the Corporation are the owners of and are opchv'vn
'working by electrical traction a system of tramways within the c. clxxvii.
borough and it is expedient that the Corporation should be
authorised to make the extensions of their system in this Act
described:
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation should be
empowered to provide and run motor omnibuses along certain
main roads under the jurisdiction of the Leicestershire County
-Council as herein-after mentioned :
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation be
empowered to construct the street works herein-after described
and to acquire lands :
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c ccxi
[Ch.
lxxxvi.] Leicester Corporation Act, 1913. [3
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5.]
A.D.
1913. And whereas under and by virtue of the Leicester Corporation
41&~42Vict. Gas and Water Transfer Act 1878 as altered by the Leicester
c.cxxxii. Order (No. 2) confirmed by the Local Government Board's
Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1891 the Corpora-
tion are authorised to apply the revenue of the gas undertaking
in providing a reserve fund not exceeding fifty thousand pounds
and it is expedient to increase the amount of such reserve fund
as in this Act provided:
And whereas by the Leicester Electric Lighting Order 1890
the Corporation were empowered to supply electrical energy in
the borough and have in pursuance of such powers established
and now carry on an undertaking for the supply of electrical
energy:
And whereas there is a demand for the supply of energy
in certain areas adjoining the borough which are not supplied
with electrical energy and it is expedient that the Corporation
should be authorised to supply electrical energy within those
areas:
And whereas it is expedient that further borrowing powers
be conferred on the Corporation:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions in
this Act contained should be made:
And whereas the objects aforesaid cannot be effected without
the authority of Parliament:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the Corpora-
tion of the cost of constructing the tramways and street works
by this Act authorised (including the amount necessary for the
purchase of such of the lands as are required to be purchased
therefor) and such estimates are as follows :—
For the construction of the tramways sixty-nine thousand
one hundred and thirty-eight pounds;
For the general purposes of the Corporation tramways
eleven thousand eight hundred and twelve pounds;
For the purchase of lands for and the construction of street
works fifty-nine thousand one hundred and forty-eight
pounds:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the Corpora-
tion.
of the sums which they will require to expend in connexion
with their water undertaking and such estimates amount to the
sum of one hundred thousand pounds:
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5.] Leicester
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And whereas the several works included in such estimates A.D. 1913.
respectively are permanent works and it is expedient that the
cost thereof should be spread over a term of years:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the Bill for
this Act the requirements of the Borough Funds Acts 1872
and 1903 have been observed and the approval of the Local
Government Board has been obtained:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines situations
and levels of the tramways and works by this Act authorised
and the lands in or through which they will be made or which
may be taken compulsorily under the powers of this Act and a
book of reference to those plans containing the names of the
owners or reputed owners lessees or reputed lessees and of the
occupiers of and describing such lands have been deposited with
the clerk of the peace for the county of Leicester and are in
this Act referred to as the deposited plans sections and book of
reference:
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) :—
PART I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.
This Act may be cited as the Leicester Corporation Short title.
Act 1913.
2.
This Act is divided into Parts as follows:— Act divided
into
Parts.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Tramways.
Part III—Street Works.
Part IV.—General Provisions common to Tramways
and Works.
Part V.—Lands.
Part VI.—Electricity.
Part VII.—Finance.
Part VIII.—Miscellaneous.
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