Newport [Monmouthshire] Corporation Act 1920
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1920 c. lvii |
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ATewpoi-t
Corpomtion
Act,
1920.
[Ch.
lvii.]
CHAPTER
lvii.
An
Act to
empower the
mayor
aldermen and burgesses
A.D.
1920.
--
of
the
county borough
of
Newport
to construct
addi-
tional waterworks
and
for
other
purposes.
[4th
August
1920.1
HERIEAS
the
borough
of
Newport
in
the county
of
w
Monmouth is
a
municipal
borough
and under the govern-
nient
of
the mayor aldermen and burgesses thereof (hereinafter
called “the Corporation
”)
and is
,z
county borough under the
Tlocal Goveriinicnt
ActS
1888
and
1804
aiid the Corporation
acting by the council
of
the liorough are the sanitary authority
of
the borough with the powers
ant1
obligations of an urban
authority
:
And whereas
by
the Newport, (Xonmouthshire) Corporation
Water Act
188s
tlie undertaking and
powcrs
of
the Newport
M’aterirorlts Company xere transferred to the Corporation and
the Corporation were authorised to construct additional mater-
works and
by
tlie
Kewport Corporation Act 1897 the Newport
Corporation Act 1902 aiid the Newport Corporation Act
1914
further powers
with
reference to their water undertaking were
conferred upon the Corporation
:
hiid
whereas
it
is expedient
to
empover the Corporation
to
corlstruct the waterworks and other
orks
referred
to
in
this
Act and to make further pro~ision
its
in this Act contained in
regard to their water undertaking
:
And whereas all
the
expenses of the Corporation whether
as
a
municipal
or
sanitary authority or otherwise are payable out
of
the
borough
fund and
borough
rate
or
out of the district
fnnd
and
general district rate of the
l~orough
and
it
is
desiralh
that
all
the said expenses
shonltl
1)e
made
to
be
payable
out
of
[
Prace
5s.
Net
.1
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[Ch.
lvii.]
Newport
Co~pomtion
Act,
1920.
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the borough
fund
and borough rate and that the provisions with
respect thereto
as
in
this Act contained should be enacted:
And wliereas the parish
of
Newport
is
eo-termiiious with
the borough
and
it is expedient that the contribution
of
the parish
to the borough rate should be levied
as
part and be paid out
of
the poor rate
for
the parish and that in relation thereto the
provisions contained in this Set for differential rating be enacted
:
And whereas
by
the Newport Corporation Act
1914
tlic
Corporation were authorised to construct
a
new bridge over the
River
Usk
in substitution for the existing bridge and
a
tempo-
rary bridge and street worlis in connexion with the new bridge
and
it
is
expedient that the periods respectively limited for those
works and
for
the compulsory acquisition of lands and easements
required therefor be extended
:
And whereas the objects aforesaid cannot be nttaiiied without
the authority
cC
Pxrliament
:
And whereas cstimates have
been
prepared
by
the Corpora-
tion for the purposes hereinafter mentioned and such estimates
are as follows
:--
(A)
For and
in
connexion with the pnrchase
o€
land
for
and the construction of the works authorised
by
this
Act
S1,541,400
:
(B)
For new iiiains extensions
OC
mains service pipes
and
rworks purposes
$100,000
:
And whereas the several works included in such estimates
are permanent works and
it
is expedient that the
cost
thereof
should he spread over a term of years:
And whereas in relation to the promotion
of
the Bill
for
this Act the requiremeuts
of
the Borough
Punds
Acts
18i2
and
1903
have been observed and the approval
of
thc 3Iiiiistry
of
Health has been obtained:
,4nd whereas plans and sections sliowiiig the lines
and
levels
of the works authorised
by
this Act the plans showing also the
lands liable to
be
taken compulsorily under the powers of this
Act, and
a
hook
of
reference to the plans containing the names
of the owners and lessees
or
reputed owners and lessees and of
the occupiers
of
the
lttiicls
required
or
which
may
be
taken
for the
purposes
or under the po\vers
of
this Act were duly
deposited with the respectix-e clerks
of
the
peace for the
counties
of Brecknock
and Xoiinioutli
aid
are iii this Act
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Newp0f.t
Corporation
Act,
1920.
[Ch.
lvii.]
respectively referred
to
as
the
tleposited
plans sections and
book
A.D.
1920.
of
reference
:
May
it
therefore please Your
Xajesty
that
it may be enacted
and
be
it enacted
11y
the ICiiig’h
iiiost
Excellent Majesty
by
and
I\
itli
the
advice
and
cvx-iwit
01
tlie
Tdords
Spiritual and Tem-
poral
and (’oninions
iii
this
pl*eseiit Parliament assembled and
by
the authority
of
the
same
as
follo-vz-s
:-
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PART
I.
PRELIMIN,QRP.
1.
This Act
may
be cited
as
the
Newport Corporation
Short
title.
Act
1920.
2.-(1)
The following
Acts
and parts
of
Acts
so
far
as the
Incorpora-
same are
applicaljle
for the purposes of
and
are not incoiisisteiit
tion
of
dcts.
vith
the
provisions
of
this Act are subject to the provisions of
this
Act hereby incorporated
v
ith
this
Act (namely)
:-
The
Laiids
Clauses Acts
as
inoclifiecl by the Acquisition
of
Land (Assessment
of
Compensation) Act
1919
except
;
The 11;l-atenvorks Clauses Act
1847
(as amended
by
section
57
of
the
I’u1)lic
Health
Act
18TP,/
except
sections
75
to
83
(Tvith
rrspert
to
thc1
:uiiotiiit
of
profit
to
be received by
the
~urtlertalms
wlien
tlie
U
aterworks are carried on
for
their benefit
and
the yearly iweipt and expenditure of
the
undertakers)
;
The Waterworks Clauses
;
’I‘he Railways Clauses Consolidation Act
1845
except
Yart
I.
(relating
to construction
of
a
railway)
of
the
(2)
The
Acts aiid
parts
of
Acts
so
incorporated with
this
,let
shall for the prposes of this
Act
be
subject to the following
iuodifications in addition
to
niq
other
modifications contained in
this
Act
or
any other Act
reluting
to
tlie
Corporation (namely)
:-
(a)
The bond required
by
section
St5
of the Lands
Clauses
Consolidation Act
184.7
shall
bc
under the corporate
seal
of
the
Corporation
and
shall be sufficient
\t
itliorit
tlie
atlditioii
of
the
sureties mentioned in
that section
:
sections
45
to
64 76
86
to
107
and
115
to
125
;
lClauses Act
1863
except sections
6
and
5.
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