London County Council (General Powers) Act 1939
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1939 c. c |
| Year | 1939 |
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6. London County
Council
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(General Powers)
Act, 1939..
CHAPTER c.
An Act to confer further powers upon the London
County Council and other authorities and for
other purposes. [4th August 1939.]
W
HEREAS it is expedient that the London County
Council (hereinafter referred to as " the Council")
should be empowered to execute the works described
in Part III of this Act and to acquire for that purpose
and the other purposes mentioned in Part II of this Act
the lands described or referred to in the said Part II:
And whereas it is expedient that the council of the
royal borough of Kensington (hereinafter referred to as
"the Kensington Council") should be empowered to
acquire for the purposes mentioned in Part IV of this
Act the lands and to execute the work and exercise the
other powers referred to in that Part:
And whereas it is expedient that the provisions
contained in this Act relating to matters affecting the
health of the inhabitants of the administrative county
of London should be enacted:
And whereas it is expedient that further powers
should be conferred upon the Council and the councils
of metropolitan boroughs as provided by this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act should be enacted:
And whereas the objects aforesaid cannot be
attained without the authority of Parliament:
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And whereas an estimate has been prepared of the
cost of and incidental to the execution of the works
to be executed by the Council under the powers of this
Act and the acquisition of lands therefor or in con-
nection therewith and such estimate (being calculated
to cover the original cost of purchasing lands and
executing the said works without any allowance in
respect of returns from the resale or letting of lands)
amounts to one million seven hundred and two thousand
pounds:
And whereas a similar estimate has been prepared
in connection with the work to be executed by the
Kensington Council under the powers of this Act and
amounts to one hundred pounds:
And whereas plans and sections showing the lines
and levels of the works to be executed by the Council
and the Kensington Council respectively such plans also
showing the lands which may be acquired or used
compulsorily for or in connection with the said works
under the powers of this Act and plans showing the
other lands which may be acquired compulsorily by the
Council and the Kensington Council respectively under
the powers of this Act together with a book of reference
to the said plans containing the names of the owners
and lessees or reputed owners and lessees and of the
occupiers of the said lands have been deposited with
the clerk of the Council:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the
Bill for this Act the Kensington Council (as respects
the provisions of the said Bill relating exclusively to
that Council) have complied with the requirements
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c 14. 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 Parhament assembled and by the
authority of the same as follows:—
PART I.
INTRODUCTORY.
Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the London County
Council (General Powers) Act 1939.
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This Act is divided into Parts as follows :— PART I.
Part I.—Introductory.
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Part ill.—Works to be executed by the Council.
Part IV.—Powers for the Kensington Council.
Part V.—Public health.
Part VI.—Extensions of time.
Part VII.—Miscellaneous.
3.—(1)
In this Act except as otherwise expressly Interpreta-
provided or unless the subject or context otherwise tion-
requires—
" the county" means the administrative county
of London;
" the Council " means the London County Council;
" borough" means a metropolitan borough and
" the borough " means the metropolitan
borough in relation to which that expression
is used;
'"' borough council " means the council of a borough
and " the borough council " means the council
of the borough in relation to which that
expression is used;
" the city of Westminster" means the borough
and city of Westminster;
" the Kensington Council " means the council
of the royal borough of Kensington;
" the Lambeth Council" means the council of the
borough of Lambeth;
" the Westminster Council" means the council
of the city of Westminster;
"the Minister" means the Minister of Transport;
" the Act of 1936 " means the Public Health 26
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" the improvements " means the embankment walls c' 50-
embankments new streets street widenings
improvements of streets and other works
by Part III of this Act authorised or any
of them or any part thereof respectively;
reserved area" means any area for the time
being set apart in the improvements for
dividing lines of traffic or for forming circuses
for gyratory systems of traffic operation;
the London deposited plans" " the London
deposited sections" and " the London book
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