Manchester Ship Canal Act 1897
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1897 c. cviii |
[60 & 61 VICT.] Manchester Ship Canal Act, 1897. [Ch. CViii.]
CHAPTER cviii.
An Act to confer further powers on the Manchester Ship
A.D.
im.
Canal Company with respect to their Surplus Lands
and for other purposes. [15th July 1897.]
W
HEREAS the Manchester Ship Canal Company (in this Act
called " the Company ") under the powers of the following
Acts (that is to say):—
The Manchester Ship Canal Act 1885 (in this Act called " the «*»v«st.
Act of 1885"); c'ctaITiii-
The Manchester Ship Canal (Additional Lands)
Act
1888; atravict.
The Manchester Ship Canal (Alteration
of
Works)
Act
1888
;
si
& soviet.
The Manchester Ship Canal (Tidal Openings &c.)
Act
1890
;
f
^Vict
The Manchester Ship Canal (Various Powers)
Act
1890; .
c ccxivii
The Manchester Ship Canal Act 1893 ; soviet.
x
c.
in.
The Manchester Ship Canal
Act
1894;
and
srjtravict.
c clxix
The Manchester Ship Canal
Act
1896 69*.
x C. C1XXX1I.
have from time
to
time
for the
purposes
of or in
connexion
with
the
construction
of
their canal from Eastham
to
Manchester
and
the
docks connected therewith
at
Manchester Salford
and
Warrington
and
otherwise
for the
purposes
of
their undertaking
acquired various lands
in the
counties
of
Lancaster
and
Chester
as
to some
of
such lands under
the
compulsory powers
by the
said
Acts
or
some
or one of
them conferred upon
the
Company
as to
others
of
them
by
agreement with
the
owners lessees
and
occupiers
thereof
and as to
others
in
pursuance
of the
express provisions
in
that behalf contained
in the
said Acts
or
some
or one of
them
and
as
to
others
by the
requisition
of
the owners thereof under special
provisions contained
in the
said Acts
or
some
or one of
them
:
And whereas with respect
to
lands taken compulsorily under
the
powers
of the Act of 1885 it was by
that
Act
provided
to the
following effect (that
is to say) :—
Section
59
That
the
Company might grant (but without fine)
leases
of any of
such lands which might
not be
required
for
the purposes
of the
canal
or its
incidental works
or for the
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