Lowestoft Water and Gas Act 1931
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1931 c. xxvii |
| Year | 1931 |
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5.] Lowestoft Water [Ch. XXViL]
and Gas Act, 1931.
CHAPTER xxvii.
An Act to confer further powers upon the Lowe-
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stoft Water and Gas Company to extend their
limits for the supply of gas to convert the
preference stocks of the Company and for other
purposes. [11th June 1931.]
HEREAS by the Lowestoft Water Gas and Market
Act 1853 the Lowestoft Water Gas and Market
Company were incorporated and further powers were
conferred upon such company by the following Acts
(that is to say) :—
The Lowestoft Water Gas and Market Act 1857;
The Lowestoft Water Gas and Market Act 1863;
The Lowestoft Water Gas and Market Act 1877 ;
The Lowestoft Water and Gas Act 1897;
The Lowestoft Water and Gas Act 1899;
The Great Yarmouth Waterworks and Lowestoft
Water and Gas Act 1907 :
And whereas by the Lowestoft Water and Gas Act
1897 the name of that company was changed to that
of the Lowestoft Water and Gas Company (in this Act
referred to as " the Company ") :
And whereas it is expedient that the limits within
which the Company are authorised to supply gas should.
be extended as provided by this Act :
And whereas a statement of the authorised share
and loan capital of the Company is set forth in the Second
Schedule to this Act and it is expedient that the first
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and Gas Act, 1931.
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and second preference stocks of the Company should be
converted into consolidated preference stock and that
the Company should have the financial powers conferred
upon them as provided by this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that such further pro-
visions should be made with respect to the Company and
their water and gas undertakings as are in this Act
contained:
And whereas the objects of this Act cannot be
attained without the authority of Parliament:
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 :—
Short and
1.—(1)
This Act may be cited as the Lowestoft
collective Water and Gas Act 1931.
(2) The Lowestoft Water Gas and Market Act
1853 the Lowestoft Water Gas and Market Act 1857
the Lowestoft Water Gas and Market Act 1863 the
Lowestoft Water Gas and Market Act 1877 the Lowestoft
Water and Gas Act 1897 the Lowestoft Water and Gas
Act 1899 so much of the Great Yarmouth Waterworks
and Lowestoft Water and Gas Act 1907 as relates to the
Company the Lowestoft Gas (Charges) Order 1923 and this
Act may be cited together as the Lowestoft Water and Gas
Acts and Order 1853 to 1931.
Incor- 2, The following Acts and parts of Acts (so far
poration of as the same are applicable for the purposes and are not
Acts.
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act) are hereby
incorporated with this Act (namely) :—
(a) The Lands Clauses Acts (except with respect
to the purchase and taking of lands otherwise
than by agreement and with respect to the
entry upon lands by the promoters of the
undertaking);
{b) The Waterworks Clauses Acts 1847 and 1863
(except the words " with the consent in
" writing of the owner or reputed owner of any
" such house or of the agent of such owner " in
section 44 of the Waterworks Clauses Act
1847);
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and Gas Act, 1931.
(c) The Gasworks Clauses Act 1847 and the Gas- A.D. 1931.
works Clauses Act 1871 Provided that section —•
13 of the Gasworks Clauses Act 1847 shall be
read and have effect as if the words " or any
premises " were inserted after the words " pri-
vate building " and as if the words " Provided
" also that every such contract entered into by
" the undertakers shall be alike in terms and
" amount to all consumers of gas supplied
" in like circumstances and for the same
" purposes " were added at the end of that
section;
(d) The Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845
(except the provisions relating to the con-
version of borrowed money into capital) and
Part I (relating to cancellation and surrender
of shares) and Part III (relating to debenture
stock) of the Companies Clauses Act 1863 as
amended by subsequent Acts.
3.
In this Act unless there be something in the Interpreta-
subject or context repugnant to such construction the tion-
several words and expressions to which meanings are
assigned by the Acts wholly or partially incorporated
herewith have the same respective meanings And—
" the Company " means the Lowestoft Water and
Gas Company;
" the directors " means the directors of the Com-
pany;
" the Act of 1853 " means the Lowestoft Water
Gas and Market Act 1853;
" the Act of 1863 " means the Lowestoft Water
Gas and Market Act 1863;
" the Act of 1897 " means the Lowestoft Water
and Gas Act 1897 ;
" the Act of 1907 " means the Great Yarmouth
Waterworks and Lowestoft Water and Gas
Act 1907;
" the Consent of 1922 " means the Lowestoft Water
and Gas (Capital Issues) Consent 1922;
" the Water Order of 1923 " means the Lowestoft
Water and Gas Company (Modification of
Charges) Order 1923;
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