Poole Corporation Act 1928
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1928 c. cxiv |
| Year | 1928 |
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Act, 1928.
CHAPTER cxiv.
An Act to empower the mayor aldermen and
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burgesses of the borough of Poole to provide and
work omnibuses to make further provision with
regard to the supply of" water and the health
local government and improvement of the borough
and for other purposes. [3rd August 1928.]
W
HEREAS the borough of Poole (hereinafter called
"the borough") is under the management and
local government of the mayor aldermen and burgesses
of the borough (hereinafter called "the Corporation") :
And whereas the Corporation are the owners of a
system of light railways within the borough which are let
on lease to and are worked by the mayor aldermen and
burgesses of the borough of Bournemouth (hereinafter
called " the Bournemouth Corporation ") and it is expe-
dient and it has been agreed between the Corporation
and the Bournemouth Corporation that part of the said
system of light railways should be abandoned and that
the agreement scheduled to this Act relating to that matter
should be confirmed as by this Act provided and that
the other provisions consequential upon such abandon-
ment in this Act contained should be enacted :
And whereas it is expedient that the Corporation
should be empowered to provide and work omnibuses :
And whereas the Corporation supply water within
and in the neighbourhood of the borough and it is expe-
dient to make the further provision with regard to the
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Act, 1928,
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1928. water undertaking of the Corporation in this Act con-
— tained:
And whereas it is expedient to make further and
better provision with regard to the health local govern-
ment and improvement of the borough and to enlarge
the powers of the Corporation with regard thereto as
provided by this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act be enacted :
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be
effected without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas estimates have been prepared by the
Corporation for the purposes hereinafter mentioned and
such estimates are as follows :—
For and in connection with the provision £
of omnibuses - - - - - 27,000
For and in connection with the provision
of buildings for the purposes of the
omnibus undertaking of the Cor-
poration 9,000
And whereas the several works included in such
estimates 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 :
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.
Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Poole Corporation
Act 1928.
Division of 2. This Act is divided into Parts as follows:
—
Parte?*0
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Omnibuses and light railways,
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Part III.—Water supply. A.B. 1928.
Part IV.—Streets buildings sewers and drains.
Part V.—Infectious disease and sanitary
provisions.
Part VI,—Common lodging-houses.
Part VII.—Hackney carriages and police.
Part VIII.—Financial provisions.
Part IX.—Miscellaneous provisions.
3.
The following Acts and parts of Acts (so far as Incorpom-
the same are applicable for the purposes and are not ti°n of Acts.
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act) are hereby
incorporated with this Act (namely)
:
—
(1) The Lands Clauses Acts except—
(a) The provisions of the Lands Clauses Con-
solidation Act 1845 with respect to the purchase
and taking of lands otherwise than by agreement;
(b) Section 127 of the Lands Clauses Con-
solidation Act 1845 (relating to the sale of super-
fluous lands) :
(2) The Waterworks Clauses Act 1847 except—
(a) 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;
(b) sections 75 to 82 (with respect to the
amount of profit to be received by the under-
takers when the waterworks are carried on for
their benefit); and
(c) section 83 (with respect to the yearly
receipt and expenditure of the undertakers):
(3) The Waterworks Clauses Act 1863.
4.
In this Act the several words and expressions to Interpreta-
which meanings are assigned by the Acts wholly or tion.
partially incorporated herewith or by the Public Health
Acts have the same respective meanings unless there be
something in the subject or context repugnant to such
construction And in this Act unless the subject or
context otherwise requires— -
" The Corporation " means the mayor aldermen and
burgesses of the borough of Poole;
" The borough " means the borough of Poole;
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