Reading and District Electric Supply Act 1910
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1910 c. xxix |
| Year | 1910 |
A.D.
1910.
coiitaiiiiiiq
11a111(~\
of
11i($
o\\
ii('i'q
xiit1
1
01'
rcy)lltrtl
O\\*ll('rs
niid
lesscw
ancl
of
the owripicw
ol'
tliv
1mds requircd
or
\rhicli
may
he tnlien
for
the
parposes
of
or
uiider
the
powers of
this Llct
were
tlrily
tlrposited with the clerk
of'
tlic
peace
for
the coimty
of
Beiks
:\iid
are
liei*einaftei* respectiJ-ely
iderrecl
to
:is
tlie
tleposited plniir sections
and
1)ooli
of'
reference
:
,hd
n-liereas
the objects
of
this -1ct camiot lie attained
JIay
it therefore
please
Your
Xrjesty that
it
may
be
eii:tctecl
and
be
it
eiiactecl
by
the Icing's most Excelleiit JLajesty
lq
ancl
I\
itii tlie
aclT-ice
aiid
coiiseiit
of
tlie
Lords
Spiritid
ant1
Teiiipoizil
ant1
('miiiiions in this present l'arlianient nsseni1)letl
ancl
1)y tlw niithorily
of
tlir
saiiie
a-;
follon-s (that
is
to
say\.)
:
_.
withoiit the nrttliority
of
Pnrlinment
:
Short
title.
1.
This llct
imj-
be
citetl
as
the Ke;rtling
;mtl
IXstiaict
Electric
Sapply
Act
1910.
Incorpora-
2.
Thr
Tmids
Claiiw Alctq :n-e
(Pscept
T\IIPI'P
tlic.
saiiie
are
inconsistent with
or
espy
ly
1-arietl
1))
:hi\
,lc.t
')
iiicoiyorated
tion
oE
L:nitls
Clauses
Acts.
with
aid
form
part
oP
this Act.
Application
3.
The
prorisions contained in the sclitdulc to the I3lectric
Lighting iClnuses'l
I
SO!)
in-it11
the exception
of
sections
S3
of
Electric
Lighting
(Clauses)
ancl
81.
of
t
h;lt scliedulel
;Ire
incorporated with
i111tl
forni
pnrt
of
Act
Isg9
to
this
Act
ant1
the iiixlert&iiiq iuitliorisetl
1)s
tlie
ltentlinq Electric
Company.
Supply
Order
1893
trud
the undertakers in respect tliereof shall
11e
subject to
tliose
pro]
isioiis
as
if
those.
1)ro~isions
\yere
su1)stituted
by
this
Act
for
the corresponcliiq prorisioiis
of
the Reading
Blectric Suppl~7
Ortlrr
1
H93
aiicl
s11cli
lnst-nieiitioned pro~isions
are
Iierel~y
repcaled
11
ithoitt
pr~j
tidice to aiiytliiiig
done
or
sitferetl
t1iereim:ler
niid
\\-ithorit pi.ejittlice
to
tlie
pori-er\
l)y
the
said
Orcler
coiiferi~xl
upon
the Co1iipaiij- in rrlntion to the street
s
rtriln-ass
and
traiiin-xys hpecifiecl in the 'l'hird Schedule to
tlint
Order.
Interpreta-
tion.
4.
Tn
this ,lct
Ihc,
sever;il
T\
ords
aiitl
expressions to ~hicli
meanings
are
:rssiqiietl
1)s
tlie Electric Tliqhtiiig Actc
1882
to
I
BOD
anti
tlit:
1l:lectric Liqhtinq
(Clnits~s)
Act
I
W!)
(in this Act
referrecl
to
a\
"
the Illectric Liqliting Acts
")
hn~e
the
same
respectiye iiiemings
u!ile\s
t1iei.e
1)r
soniething in the su1,ject
or
contest reptignaiit
to
siicli constiwction
,lnd
in
this
Sct-
"
The
Order
of
I893
"
means
the Rending Electric
Supply
Ordcr
1893;
2
"
TLC
;WW,
of
s~tpply
"
Illt'itlis
ill(?
twt.:i
of
sltpply
of tlie
A.D.
1910,
__
Compmy
as
e~tendetl
1)y
the
scctioii
of
this Act
of
~vhjch tlic inargiiial
!late
is
"
Extension
of
are;a
of
supply
"
;
"
Tlic
added
area
"
iiieaiii
that
prt
of
tlie
area
of
supply
\vliicli
is
atldnd
tliewto
1)y
this
"
Electric line
"
1iie;~iis
a
u-irc
or
wires
conductor
or
other
iiieaiis
of
con~~eyiiig
or trnnsiiiitting electrical energy
with any casing
u)ii
ting core'ring conduit
tube
pipe
or
insulator mclosing hiirrouiidiiig
or
supporting the
sainc
013
any part thrreof
01'
any ztpl~aratus connected therewith
for
thc purposr
of
coiimyiiig
or
tiwisiiiittiiig electrical
energy
;
Elcctricnl
eiieiyv
"
iiicliides electricity
a$
defined
liy the
Electric TJighting
,kt
1882.
;
<<
5.
F'roin and
after
the piqsing
01'
this Act the
area
of
Icutensioii
of
area
of
supply
01'
tl:e
Conipaiiy
under
thc
Ortlr'r
of
IS03
&tll
he
exteiiclccl
~npp,y.
so
as
to
incaliitle the
p~iili
and
1url)nii
tlistrict
of
Carersham nncl
the pmihli
of
l\lapledur.liain in the rural district
of
Goring
iii
the
county
of Oxford
niid tlie piri4ies of Tilehurst and Theale
in
the
rural tlistrict
of
II3iwlfit~ltl in the county
of
Berks.
6.
The streets
and
paiats
oi'
streets throughout which the
CompiiI~ory
~onipaiiy
are
to
lay
(~owii
suita1)le ant1 suficient distriliuting inaiiis
\\
or"s*
for
thr
p~urposes
of
general qitppls 11-itliin
n
period
of
two
years
after
the passing of this
-let
in
accordance with the provisions
of
section
21
of
are
tliose iiiciitioiir~l in
Part
I.
of
the First Schedule
to
this Act In addition to the iiiaiiis hereinhefore specified the
imdertakers slid1 within
R
pei*iotl
of
fire
years
after the passing
of
this ilct 1;is
(lo\\
n
suitalile
aiitl
suifficient distributing
niains
foi*
1
hi\
pnrpows
of
geiied siipply thimighout the part
of
the
street specifid in
Part
11.
of
the
Pirst Schedule to this Act
I'ro\-iclcd
that tlie
Boarcl
of'
Tinde
may
from
time
to
time extend
~11~~11
periods
for
SLLC~~
fiwther periotls
as
they may think
fit.
7.
Snl)ji>ct to tlie
pro~-isions
of
the Electric Lighting ilcts
Power
to
tlie
Coinp;iny
iii~y
11retL1i
up
t'or
the purposes
of
this
Act
or
of
~~e~~~~or
the
Ortltxr
01
IS!M
tllc
Streets
110t repairal)le
hy
the local
repairal,le
antlioritj-
\\
liicli
are
nimtioned in the Second Schedule
to
this
'V
l(m1
:nitliority,
Act
and
tlie tmiiin-ixys n-hich
are
also iiientionecl in that
scheclul
e,
A2
3
[Ch.
xxix.]
Rccii7iiiy
nut7
DistizicC
~lec(i~ic.
tsqqdy
dd,
191
0.
[I
O
Ih)n-.
'7
c!!
1
GEO.
,j.]
A.D.
1910.
8.
(I
)
Kotu itliht~~tliiig i~iiytliiiig coiitained
in
t
Ortlrr
Priccs.
ol'
1803
or
in
any
Act
relating
to
tlic Coiiipuiiy the Conipt~iiy
may
cliiwgc for
electrical
energy
supplied by tlitwi
I\
itliiii
any
part
01'
the area,
of
supply
such
pricch
as
they inay deterniint?
hit
not
in
my
case exceeding those
htiitetl
in
tlint 1)elialt' in tlic
first scctioii
of'
tlie Third Schedule
to
this
or
in the
case
ol'
i~
nietliotl
of
charge npprorecl
by
the
13o;~rCI
01'
Track
such
prices
as
the
Board
of
Trade
sliall
on
approi-iiig
such
iiiethocl
de
t
eriiii ne.
(2)
,hy
coiisuiiier
of
the Company
I\
IKW
mtlsiiiiiuin cleinantl
tlinii fire Idowatt.;
tint1
\rho
cleiiiaiitls ant1
agrees
to
p;~g
for
a
supply
ol'
clectrical
energy
for
my
period not 1~1s~
than
ont:
gear
sliall
l)e
riititlrtl
to l)c
cliargetl
tlierefor
1)y
TI
hicliewr
of
the
:ilterniLti\
e
iiietliocls
of
charge
spccifietl
in
section
1
ol'
tlie
Third Schetlrile
to
this
,kt
such consnmer shall
select
I\
11tw
tleninntling
siicli
supply l)nt tlie Coinpnng shall
not
be
bormtl to qive
i~
sitpply
of
electrical
rnergy
npoii the teims
(Is)
nientionetl
iii
tliat srction
to
niiy
co11s~iiiier
host.
niitxiiiiuiii
deniantl
iq
less
tlian fire kilo\\ atts
or
\\
I10
dors
not
agree
to
receim
ant1
pay
l'or
ziicli
n
supply
fol-
it
pt.riotl
of'
at least
one yeai..
(3)
Srillject
to
tlie
pro\-isions
of
this
-kt
ewq-
company
or
person
carrying
on
hqiness
or
residing
11
itliin
tiny
url)iiii
district
or
any
parish n-ithin
tht.
area
of
supply sliall
upon
application to tlie
Company
1)r
entitled
to
:I
slipply
at tiny
preiiiiseh
in
any
such district
or
parish ah tlie
case
may
l)e
of
electrical
eiwrqy
for
IIW
I\
itliiii
s~ch
district
01'
parish
on
thc
snnie teiws
as
those
on
\rhicli any other conipany
or
peruoii
~ritliin
siich
tlistrict
01'
parish
its
the
ciise
may
1)e ~roultl
be
entitletl
iriitlw
qiinilar cilmuiiistances
to
a
corieq)oiitliiig supply.
-
For
protcc-
9.
'I'ht.
('o1iip:lIiy
shiill
110t
at
time
~Iii~.g;t:
ortIii1iti.y
tioii
of
Goring
coiisuniei*)s
in
tlie
pdi
of
Jlapletliirliaiii
in
the
rriral
dihtrict
Rnml
Di+
of
Goi+iiig
I'oi.
thc
hiipply
of
ciltvti*ical enri'gy
or
for
the hire
of'
iiieteias pricw in
escew
of'
tlich stantlard
prices
for
the time 1)eing
chwgetl
1
)J
the
Conipnny
to
o~*tlin;tr~
t~oiisiiniers
in tlie
county
1)orough
of
lietitlinc
1'01.
cori~espondin~
supplies
uiitlei*
siniiliir
circmiihtiinces.
For
protec-
10.
In esecnting thr
n-orku
mtl
euwihing
the powers 1)y
tion
of
Berk-
shire
aiid
this Act i*e\pwti\
ely
authoi*iht~tl ant1 confvri-ed
so
far
as
thrg
Oxfordshire
atfect
iiiaiii
roach repairable
by the
couiity couiicil
of
Berksliire
or
the county council
of Oxfordshire
ancl county
ancl
main
road
county
Couiicilpi
trict
Conncil.
4
[10
Emr.
7
‘9:
Rendiuy
n~cl
Disttict
Electric
[Ch.
xxix.]
1
GEO.
5.1
#upply
Act,
1910.
lwidges
rtiitl
approaches
thereto
ho
repaira1)le in those counties
a.D.
1910.
rrhpect
ii-elj7 tlie Follo\\.ing pro\-isions
for
the protttctioii
of
the
said
comity
councils (in this section respecti\-elg
referrecl
to
as
the council
’’1
sliall lia\-e efiect ~111t:hs other\\ ise
agreed
on in
witiiig
l)et\\-een the council and the Coiiipany (that
is
to
say)
:
~-
(1)
Sot\\ itlistaiidiiig anything contained in this
Act
all
electric lines
or
\\-orlis
to
he
coiihtr~ctecl
or
laid in
or
doiig
aiiy
hitch
road
or
my such approach to
or
in
the
road\\
ay
of
my such klge shall
be
constructed
anti
laitl in s~tch position ttt the side thereof’
or
iii
the
ro;iclsitle
11
aste
ancl
ttt
such
depth
as
the comicil sliall
1,s
uriting
iiiicler
tlie liaiicl
of
their surveyor (in this
sec
tioii
referrecl
to
as
the
SLW-eyor
”)
reasonably direct
and
it’
the
s~ur~eyor
sliall in his tliscretion
ho
require
shall not
be
constructed
or
laid in upon
or
across
the
roadway
of
any lxidge
or
any
arch connected there-
n-ith
but
hliall be carried
by
ancl on
the
outhide
of
such
1
witlqe
in
s
Lwii
position
aiicl
manner
as
tlie
surveyor
bliall in writing retwna1)ly direct
:
(2)
Llll
i\orlis
of
or
connected vith the lityiiiq tlonii
of
niiy
elrctric
liiieh
sliall 11e
ho
esecntrtl
as
not i.ntirely to
stop
or
~uireahonal)ly to interfere
I\
itli the
traffic
of
any
such
road
or
bridge
or
any approach thereto
:
(3)
‘l’he Conipany sliall pay to tlie council the reahonttble
coht
in relation to the examination l)y tlie council
of
any
plans and
the
superiiiteiicle~ice
by
the
council
of
any
works
of
the
Company authorised
l)y
this
Act
il-hich the council
are
by
this
,kt
authorised
or
requiretl to esaniine
or
superiiitentl
sucli
cost
not
to
tbxceecl
five
guineas
for
such exaniinntion aiicl superin-
tentleiice
in
respect
of
any
\I
orks
\\
liicli
inay
be
coniprihecl
in
my
one notice +en
to
the coiincil
(4)
Kothing in
this
,kct
shall in
any
n-ay limit
or
affect
the
poi\-ers
of
tlie
council to divert
11
itlen
or
improw
any
road
or
to
remove
altrr witleii rebitild
or
repair
any 1)ridge
or
the
approaclieh
thereto in aloiighide
or
near
to n-hich any electric lines
of
the Company
are
1;iitl
01’
cwi*ietl
01’
iinpose
npoii
tht:
coniit~il
miy
liability
\\
iiicli
v-ah
not 1)y law
iniposed
upon tlieiii
prior
to
tlie passing
of
this
,4ct
:
__
<<
(<
by
the conlpany
:
,1
3
s
AD.
1910.
(a)
If
-
at any time the council require
to
carry out
11-orks
for
relmil(1iiig altering
I\
itltmiiig
or
repairing :my
bridge which iiiiglit in\-oli-e interference
11
itli
any
of
1)ef'orr
the coiiiiiieii~riiitii
t
of
sucli
orh-s
gii-e one
imiitli's
notice in
T\
ritiiig
to
the
Coiiipiy
of
their
intention to
carry
out such
11
orks
aiitl
if
in
order
to
avoid interruption
to
the
siipply
of
electrical
energy
l)y the Coiiipaiiy
it
is
in the
opinion
of'
the
surwyor
necehsary
to
renio\-r
ttwipoixrily the tiiains ant1
0th
elec
tricul appliances of
the
Coiiiyaiiy from sitcli
I)ridge
tllell
the
colllpaI1)-
shall
(md
thy
:ire
11ere1,y autho-
rised
so
to
do)
at their
on-n
expeii~3
temporarily
carry
their cables aiitl
I\
ire:,
~crohs
sucli lwiclge
over-
lieacl
or
iLt
the side
Iliereof
in hucli iiiiiiiiier
as
\\
ill
not be
a
danger
or
iiicoiiwiiieiice
to
tlie puldic
or
unreasonaldy interfere
I\
itli
the
I\
orks
to
1~
carried
the
\\
orks
or
app?irntLls
of
the
Compitny
they
shall
out
l)y the council
:
(6)
TTlie11 the relmilcliiiq
dteriiiq
I\
itleiiinq
or
repiring
of
siicli
lwitlge shall 11a\
c
1)reii
c.ompletrc1
tlir
Coiiipany
slid1 lini-e the
siiiii~
rights aiitl
poi\
ers
\\
it11
regard
to
such
lwidge
ti\
tliry
hacl
before
tlie
I\
orks
\\ere
carried
out
:
(7)
The
cowicil
sliall
not
be 1ial)k
for
any injury
11
liicli
may
1)~
ocwsioiied
to
tlir electric lines of the Coiiipny
hitl
in my
roticl
or
along
or
across
any 1)ridge
by
the
reahoiiii1)le acth
of
the c~oimcil
iii
repairing
such
road
or
1)ritlge
YroT-itletl
that the
usc
1)s
tlic
council
of
anj-
stetmi roller
not
rscwxling
fifteen tons in
I\
eight
hliall
not
1x1
deeniecl
an
unreasoiial)lt.
act
:
(8)
'The
(loinpany
sliall to tlie
rea:,oiial)le
sntisfiiction
of
tlie
snr\-eyor
keep
tlicb
portion
of
all
mLin
roads
which
slid1
l)r
1
)rolmi
up
for
the
piirposr
of
constructing
layiiig
or
repairing
any
works
iii
good
repair
for
tvdvr
iiiontlih
a
I'ter rqilacing and iiiakinq
good
the
same
:
(!I)
Section
I1
(Sotice
of
\\orlis
~ith
plans
to
1)e
served
on
I'ostni~~ster-Geiier~~I
ant1
local
aiithority)
of
the
s(~lleditle
to
the
Elwlric~ T,iqIiting
(Clnrihrs)
,kt
I%)!)
sliall
th~t~hii(1
aiitl
apply
to
ro~tl~
il11tl
l)i*itlges
wpaii.al)le
1)~
tlie couiicil
aiid
for
the
purposes
of
the saitl section
..
6
[IO
Em-.
7
&
Iictrdiiry
cwd
District
Blecti.ic
[Ch.
xxix.]
1
GEO.
5.1
Supply
Act,
1910.
ah
so
applied
the
couiicil sliall
be
tlermetl to be the
A.D.
1910.
locnl authority
:
(IO)
If
any tlifierence arihes
bet
\reen
the Coiiipany
and
the
coiuieil towliing this section
or
aiiytliing to
be
done
tliereuiitler
SUC~
difference
sliall
be
set
tletl
I)y
an
ar1)itrator
to
lie
agreed
upon
or
failing
hucli
agree-
ment
10
l)r
appointed
by
the
13oard
of
Trnde
on tlie
applicxtion
of
either
of
the partieb in difference and
t
lie
-lrl)itrat
ion
Act
1889
slitill
apply
to
the reference.
11.
For
the
protrction
of
the
Tloiitloii
~ltl
So~tth Tl'esteni
E'O~
1)ro-
_.
Hail\\
ay
Coiiipany
(i;i this section referred
to
as
"
tlie South
tec.tioll
Of
TYesterii
Company
")
ilir
following provisioiih in addition
to
those
South
\vePt-
LOlltlOll
allcl
of
tlir 73lectric Tiqhting
(Clashes)
Act
1899
ho
far
as
they
are
ern
1I:LilwaY
incorpoiated with this
,kt
shall apply
and
Eiave
effect
(that
is to
,Inp dtlitional expense
it
liicli
tlie
South
Tl'est
ern
Coin-
pnny
inay rrahona1)ly ant1
properly
incur
iii
]\
itlening
altrring reconblriicting repairing
or
maiiitaining under
tlirir
existing
powers
in tlid 1)elialf their rail\\
ays
lritlges
or
I\
orks
liy reason
of
the
exihtence
of
any
rlwtric niains laid
(lo\\
11
itndrr
tllr
po~
ers
of
this
Act
up011
iicrosh
over
or
imtler the
saiiie
sliall lie paid l)y
(2)
In
the event
of
any
telegrttpliic telrplionic
or
electrical
signal coniiii~tiiicatioiih
oi'
the Sonth TJ'estc.rn Company
lieing at
aiiy
time injiiriously
aEec*tetl
l)y
induction
or
otherwise
from
the
electric lines of
the
Company the
Coiiipany sliall
at
their ov-n expense execute
or
do
h~cli
reiiietlial
orks
ah
iiisy
lie
necessary
for
the
protection
of
the Soutli
ll'estern
Conipang
mtl
in
the
r\-eiit
of
my difference lietv
re11
tlir
Company
and
the
South T\'esteru Corripany regarding such remedial
worh
ho
to lie executed such difference
slid1
be
tleterniinecl
as
hereinafter provided
:
(3)
The
Company
hlirtll
give to the South Western
Coiiipaiiy
foiurteen
hyh'
notice in
I\
riting
of
any
application
to
l)e
rnatle
by
the Company to the Board
of
Trade
under
the
pro\-isions
of
subsection
(U)
oF
wction
10
of
the
I
Lighting
(Clnuseh)
,Lct
1M)
I'oi.
t
lie
twiihent
of'
the
Boartl
of
T~acle
to
the plucaing
ol' any
electric
lines
above
ground
owr
any
street
or
01-er
or
under
Cornl'au).
the Co~ilgany
:
dl!
7
AD.
1910.
any bridge
ov
net1
or
repiira1)le
by
the
South
Western
(4)
The
Conipany
slid1
011
tleiuaiid
pay
to
the South
Tl-estern
Conipnny the
rrasona1)le
expense
of
lighting and
11
atcliing the
~vorks
of
the
Companjr during tlie
execution
or
repair
l)y
the Conipny
of
any
electric
line
or
other
I\
orl; 1)elongitig to tlie
Conipany
:iiitl
affecting the rdv
itys
or
works
of
tlie
South
TI-estern
Conipany
for
the purpose
of'
prri-entiiig interference
olhwctioii
danger
and
accitleiit
f'roiii
my
of
the
operalions
or
froiii
tlie acts
or
default
ol'
the Coiii-
pany
or
their contractors
or
any
persoi~ in tlie eniploy
ol'
either
of
theni
or
otherwise
:
(5)
Any cli-lTerence bet\\ eeii the Coiiipaiiy and the South
TI-esterii
Company
arihing mider this section sliall
l'ailiiig agreement
1)e
referrecl
to an arbitrator to
be
ctppoiiit
etl
l)y
tlie
Board
of
Tntcle
on
the
application
01'
either
party
ant1 the Arbitration Act
1889
sliall
q'ply
to
the
rcferrncr.
_.
Colllpally
:
C'ou
tiniiiiliw
l)
'h
gen-
crating
5tatioii.
.
12.
Wie
Conipany inay
upon
the
Iaiids
liereinafter describrd
continur iiiitintaiii
altrr
impro\-e
esteti(1
re1)uilcl reiiru
mc~
use
tlieii- stittioils
for
grii(wting elect ricnl
enrrg~
togetlic~
itli
such
existing
aiitl
adclit ional
1
)iiiltlings nuicliinery engineh
11-orlis
niat ters
or
things
of
11
liatsorver desci.iption
as
mug
be
req
uiretl
1))
the
Coiiipaiiy
to
eiiable
tlicvn
to
mrry
into
efiect
the objects
of
the
Orcler
of
1898
and
of
this
,hat.
The
li~ncls hereinbefore
referrrtl
to
are
sit
iiate
in the parish
ol'
Saint
Ltturence
in
the
vounty 1)orougli
of
Keacling in the
county
of
Zerlis
ant1
are
tis
follov
s
:
~
Laiicls
iio\\-
ocicityied in part
1)y
the
(lonipaiiy's existing
generating station sitnatr
on
the north-east hick
of
and
adjoining Vastern
I-loacl
l~oiu~cletl
011
or
to\varcls
the
north-east
1))-
tlie to\r-patli
dong
the
llinx
Thumes
011
or
towards
the south-east
113'
lands lleing
a
builcler's
yard
ant1
preniises
mid
no
\\
occupied
by
Jlessieurs Collier
ancl
Catley
on
or
to\vilrds
the south-\\ est
in
part
11.y
T'ttsterii
1lo;xtl
;inti
iii
part
1)s
pi*eniiws
no\\
occupied
its
a
slirtting
1it1li
;itit1
011
01'
tO\\-:i1*th
tile
110rtll-\\ est
1)~
ill(:
hortseh
aid
premises lying
on
tlir south-eastern de
ol'
I~yii~iioutli
Boad.
8
1
GEO.
5.1
(4)
If
(
additional
expense
\\-hicl1 tlw Great T\-chhlrrn Conl-
paiiy
may
reiisoiial11~7
and
properly
incur in
I\
itleiijnq
altering
or
iiitIinti1inilig llieir rail\\
ap
1)ridg.e.;
or
jvorlih
Ijy
reason
of
the
existence
of
my
main.:
or
pipe.;
ol'
the
Company
11-liich
itntler
the
po\\
ers
of
tliih ,ic*t
l)e paid l)g
tlie
C'oiiipaiiy
:
(6)
If
the Great Wehterii Coinpiny
at
any time
or
times
liereafter req~tirr
of
whic*li
they
sliall
l)e
the
hole
jittlge
to construct
any
atlilitioiial
or
other
I\
orlih
upon
tlieir
laiitls
or
railways
or
to
dtrr
repail.
tlic~ir
riiil\\a
britlgeh 1-iacluc
tu
or
~vorlis
upon
i~crohs
o~er
or
iiiider
11
liicli
any
of
the
\\-orh
01'
tlie
Conipaiiy
iiiay
haw
lwii
coiistructed
or
laid
the
Great
T\'esterii Coiiilx~iiy
inay on gii-iiig
to
the
Cot1ip~iiy
ti\
eiity-eight
(lap'
notice in n-riting
under
tlie haiid
of
their
hecretttrg
or
general
innnager
ant1 in
cabe
of
eiiiergeiicy
of
which
their engineer sliall
be
tlie sole
j
nclge
11
ithout iiotice
divert hupport
or
carrj~
the saitl
I\
orlis
of'
the
Compaiiy
itcross
owr
or
uncler
their laiicls railn
nys
bridges
or
11
orks
iLt
any
other point
or
othern-ihe deal
I\
itli the
sitxiit:
in
ah
coiir-enient
a
iiiai311er
as
circmnstances mill
admit
ant1
tloiiig
a.;
little
duiiiage
as
iiiay
1)e ivithout
being lialde
to
pay
coiiipeiistttioii in respect
of
such
tlivcrhion
b
upporting carrying
or
deding with such
~vorlis
Yrovicled that
such
\\-(irks
shall be done without
~iid~~ly interfering with the supply
of
elec tricul
energy
by
the
Coinpuny
:
(
7)
Notv itli.;tit11tling
miytliing
in
tliih
cwitained
the
Cotnpmy
~liall
not
\\
itliout
tlirl
pei-ioits
conhent
in
writing
oi'
the
Great
Westerii
Coiiipany
under
tlie
slitill
11:1\-e
1~~311
lnitl
itcross
01'
1t1itle18 the
siitiie
Sldl
11
of'
tlie pnrpose thereof has
l~en
gi-\-en in the iiinnner
in
wliich
inqs
of
sncli couiicil are iisu;;tlly giT-en.
(6)
Sothing contained in tliis seciion
;md
no
pm~lu1se dt'ected
therenntlei* sliall prejiit1ic.e the
iiglits
of
niiy
locd autlioritj- otlier
than
the
corpoi~tion
to
piurclince
iindc~
the pro\-isions
of
tlie
Electric Lighting
,\ct
1HS8
or
this
,Ict
so
niitclr
of
the
said
iintlertaliing
:is
is
11
itliin their jurisdictioii.
(7)
In the
e\-eiil
of
any
piirchase
milei. this section a11y cash
in
thc 1i;mds
oI'
the Compnnj~
01'
:it
their lnnkers any dellts
clue
and
riccrninq
thw
to
thc.
Coinpmy
mtl
any iiiveqtments
;~nd
representing
any
insiurance renewals reserve
or
other
fund foriiietl
by
the C'oiiipany
sliall
i.emttin
the
property
of
the
C,
om
paiip.
16
:tecorhiice
ivitli
the
proi isions
01'
section
2
of
tlie
J3lectric
Lighting Act
1888
Pro\-ided that
if
the notice
is
sen
ed
in either
the
year
108
b
the year
1931
or
the
yew
193S
the
corporation
shall
in
addition to paying the
suiii
ascertained
in
nccordnncc
vith
the
said
section
2
pas
to
the
Coiiipany
snch
a
sum
as
iiiay
he agreecl
or
cleternlined
by
arljitration
to
be the \-alue
of
the
goodwill
of
so
much
of
the undertaking
us
is coinprised within
the
ztclclecl
area
for
R
period expiring
on
the
31st
clay
of Deceniber
1945
and
also
if
the notice is
s;er\-ecl
in tlie
year
XI24
ai1 mnount
eqLd to ten per centmi
011
the aggregate
01'
(U)
tlie
suin
paid
as
tlie \-due
of
lmids
i)uiltlings materials and 1hnt sitiiate in
tlie added
area
mud
tlie
sum
puid
HS
the
due
of
any
electlaic
lines pro\-itled
tint1
used
1)y
the
Company
solely for the
piirpose
of
nfiordiiig
n
siipply
of
electrical eiiergy
in
the
atltletl
zrea
(71)
tlie
suiui
paid
RS
the
\
ztlue
of
the said goodu-ill.
(3)
For
thc
piur~ioheh
oi'
hrrt subject to the pro-\-ision.; of this
section
the
pro\-ihions
of
hection
Y
of
tli(.
Electric Lighting Act
188L;
shall with niiy
necessary
inoilifications lje
clcwii(d
to
apply
to
n
.;ale
ant1
purc11;irr
under
tliih
rwtion
a.;
il'
it ere
a
.;ale
ant1
pi~rch:ise
imde13
that section.
(4)
For
the
pi~rposes
of'
ihis section the 1)ro~ihions
of
section
8
of
tlie Electric
Tliglitinq
,\cat
1
SS2
rhall applj-
in
the
saiiie
1iii~iiiiei~
as
if
the Corporation
I\
ercl
ilotliorihe(1 to
hupplp
electticity
as
in
that section mentioned.
(5)
Proridetl that
iuo
such
p~urcliase
sliall be effected except
in piirs~iance
of
:I
resolution to
be
1) ed at
i~
specinl meeting
of
the cwuncil
of
the said
1)o~oiugIi
aid
si~cli specinl meeting nliall
l)e
held
only after one iiionth's previous notice
of
the s;iiiie
ant1
[lo
EDW.
7
&
1
GEO.
5.1
Reading and District Electric
Xwpply
Act,
1910.
[
Ch.
xxix.]
27.
Notwithstanding anything contained
in
this Act the
A.D.
1910.
following provisions for the protection and benefit
of
the mayor
For
I)rotec-
aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Reading (in this section
tiou
of
referred to as ((the corporation”) shall except
so
far
as
may be
t?’:i2:tiol,.
otherwise agreed between the Company and the corporation apply
and have effect (that is to say)
The works authorised by the section of this Act whereof
the marginal note is
(‘
Power to construct works
”
shall
be constructed maintained and used only in accordance
with the following provisions
:-
(A)
NQ
part of the works shall be constructed
upon the highway known as Vastern Road or
so
as
in any way to reduce the width
of
that highway;
(B)
There shall be
a
clear headway throughout
from the surface of the road to the under surface
of the works of not less than twenty-five feet;
(c)
The height of the part of the bridge situate
over the highway from the under surface
to
the
top thereof shall not exceed eleven feet and the
width shall not exceed seven feet six inches;
(D)
The works shall be
so
constructed maintained
and
usecl that coal and other articles cannot fall
therefrom
on
to
any part of the highway;
(E)
No
advertisements shall be displayed upon any
part
of
the said works visible from the highway;
(F)
The bridge shall be
of
an ornamental design
reasonably approved by the corporation and the
whole of the said works
so
far
as
they are con-
structed across the highway shall be made and
maintained in accordance with plans sections and
specifications previously submitted to and reasonably
approved by the corporation
:
(2)
In thc exercise within the area
of
the borough
of
Reading for the time being of the powers
of
the
section of this Act whereof the marginal note is
“Power
to
break up streets not dedicated
to
public
use” no electric line main cable wire or apparatus
shall be laid down except in such situation and in
such
manner as may be reasonably approved by the
corporation
:
-
B
17
~
[Ch.
xxix.]
Reaclhg
n~l
District
Electric
[lo
EDW.
7
&
flqply
Act,
1910,
1
GEO.
5.1
A.D.
1910.
(3)
If
-
any difference arises between the Company and the
corporation touching this section or anything
to
be
done
or
not
to
be clone thereunder such clifference
shall be settled by an arbitrator to be agreed upon
or failing such agreement to be appointed by the
Board of Trade on the application
of
either of the
parties in difference and the Arbitration Act
1889
shall apply to the reference.
For
protec-
28.-(1)
The Caversham Urban District Council (in this
tion
of
Cavcrs1i:im
section called “the council”) may at the expiration
of
a
period
Urban
Dis-
of
twenty-eight or thirty-five years from the clate of the passing
trictCo‘‘ncil*
of this Act or 11-ithin six months after the expiration
of
a
period
of forty-two years from the date of the passing
ol
this Act and
within six months after the expiration of every subsequent period
of seven years upon giving the Company six months’ previous
notice in writing
of
the intention
of
the council
so
to
do
require
the Company to sell and thereupon the Conipany shall sell
so
much
of
the undertaking of thc Conipany
as
shall he situate
in the area
for
the time being within the jurisdiction of the
council upon the terms mentioned in
and
in accorclance with
the provisions of section
2
of the Electric Lighting Act
1885
Provided that
if
the council shall exercise the power given to
them by this section before the expiration
of
the said period
of
forty-two years they shall in addition to paying
to
the Conipany
the sum ascertained in accordance with the said section
pay
to
the Company such
a
further
sum as may be agreecl upon
or
determined by arbitration to be
the value
of
the gooclwill appertaining
to
the undertaking
of
the
Conipany in the aforesaid area calculated in respect
of
the period
from the date of purchase up
to
the date
of
the expiration
of
the aforesaid period of forty-two years.
(2)
For the purposes of but subject to the prorisions of
this section the provisions of section
2
of the Electric Lighting
Act
1888
shall with any necessary niodifications he deemed
to
apply to a sale
ancl
purchase under this section as
if
it were
a
sale and purchase ~mder that section.
(3)
No
pnrchase shall be effectetl under the prorisions
of
this section exccpt in pursuance
of
a
resolution passed at
a
special meeting of the coimcil and such special meeting shall
only be held after fourteen days’ previous notice
of
the
same
18
[lo
EDIT.
7
&
RP
71g
CC?ZCl
Disf1-ict
Elrrt7-ic
[Ch.
xxix.]
1
GEO.
3.1
SzlppIy
Act,
1'310.
and
of the
purpose
iliereoi'
has
l~en
given
in
the
1ii:miier
in
AI).
IO.
TI
liich notices
of
meetings
of
the
couiicil are its~dly
giren.
(
i4)
In
tlic
cveiii
of
any
purcIiase
inider
tlie
pro\-isioiis
of
this section
mij7
casli in
tlie
huntls
of
tho
Coiiipaiiy
or
at
tlieir
han6ers any
tlelits
tlne
or
accruing
C~LK
to
the
Coiiipii~~
ailcl
any
iii~e~tiiieiits
aiid
1iioiicys
reprtwntiilg any
insi~raiice
rene~\-als
rewi-e
or
other
fund fornied
1
)y
tlie Company slid1 reiiiniii the
property
of
tl1e
Company.
(5)
The
Coiiipaiiy slid1
not
at
aiiy
time
cliarge
ordinary
coiisiiiners
in
the
url)tiii
district
of
Ca\-ersliaiii
I'or
the
supply
of
electricd energy
or
for
the hire
of
iiieters piices
iii
excess
of
tlic
stantlard
pricw
for tlie time beiiiq charged
by
the
Company
to ordinary coiisLtiiiers
in
the
county
ljorouqli
of
Reading
for
correspondiiiq supplier ~ulder siiiiilar circ~ulistiuzces.
I\
itliiii the
aren
of
wppIy
inay
\\
ith
the
appro\
a1
of
the
Board :;,:Lt.oe$"-
of
Tr~k
enter
into
ant1
GWY~
into effect
c011t~~t
s
t~iitl
agree-
tuit1ei
ta~cing.
iiieiits
TI
itli respect to tlie pitrcliase
11s
hucli
local authority
at
such period
aiicl
upon
such
terms
aiitl
conditions
as
may
be
agreccl
upon
of
so
much
of
the uiiclertdiinq
of
tlie
Coiiipaiiy as
may
be
situate
within
tlie
district
of
such
locxl authority.
30.
'l'he
Coiiipmiy
shall deh-er to
the
Keqisiriw
of
J
oiiit
Cop
of
Act
__
29.
The Coiilpaiiy
aiitl
the
local
authority
of
any
district
~greeiiieiits
~to('~i
Coiiipiiies
ii
printet1 copy
ot'
tliis
-let
anti
lie
sliall retain
to
'le
lCci~-
ant1
register the smie
and
if
such
copy
is
not
so
tlelivered nitliiii
three
months
from
tlie
passing
of
this
Act
the Coiiipaiiy sl~ll
incur
a
pendty
iiot exceetliiig
t
\yo
po~iids
for
e\-ery
clay
after
the
expiration
of
those
thee
iiioiitlis during
I\
liicli tlir default
continues
niitl
any director
or
niaiiager
of
the
Co~iipuiy
\I
110
lino\\
iiigly
i111tl
I\
ilfully aiitlioyises such
default
sl~ll incur
the
like peiidty
l3-w~
penalty ~iiicler this section sliall be
rec+o\
erable
siuiiiii:nily 'l'1iei.e slitill
be
piid
to
tlie regi\tr;ir
by
the Conipm~y
on
sucli
cwpy
lleing registered the like
I'ee
as
is
I'or
tlie
time
I)eiiig
p;~ynl)le
rmtlor
tlie Cloinpaiiies (ConsoIidation) Act
190s
011
registration
of
any
docnriieiit other
tlinii
tlie 1iieliiorall(lu111
or
the
;Ll)stract
req
uiretl to
l)r
filet1
TI
itli
tlie
registrar
1)y
i~
receirer
or
1lia11qy3r
or
the
statenleiit
reti
rtirecl
to
be
sent
to the registrar
I)y
the liqitidator in
a
I\
indiiig
up
in
Xngl~~tl.
tei
ed.
31.
LUl costs charges
and
expenses
of
;iml
incident to
tlie
('o>t\
01
ACI.
pepii*itiq
for
01)t:iiniiig
;inti
p\siiig
of
tlrii;
Alc*t
or
otliern ise
in
yelation
t1ierc:to
sliall
IN
paitl
l)y
the
Cloiiipany.
B2
19
[Ch.
xxix.]
Readirzg
and
District
Elect&
[IO
EDW.
7
&
Xtqq~ly
Act,
1910.
1
GEO.
5.1
A.D.
1910.
The
SCHEDULES
referred
to
in
the
fbregoing
Act.
-
FIRST
SCHEDULE.
PART
I.
List
of
Streets
and
Pwts
of
Streets
t7wouglzout
zuhich
the
Conzpiiy
we
to lay down suitable and siL,fJicient distributing mains
for
the
purpose2
of
General
Sz~pply
within
(c
period of two years after the
piissiny
of
this Act.
In the parish
of
Caversham-
Bridge Street Church Street
Gosbrook
Street
from
School
Tmie
to
\Volsey
Road
Prospect Street Peppard
ltoad
from Prospect
Street
to
Grosr-enor
Road Derby Road Grosvenor Road Park
Road
from Grosveiior
Road
to Derby
ltoad
Church Road
St. Peter’s Hill Woodcote
Road
from St. Peter’s Hill
to
Higliiiioor Road Higliinoor
Road
St.
Peter’s Avenue froiii
Higlmoor
Road
to
“
Tlie Warren
”
St. Anne’s Road
from
Church
Road
to Clifton Park
Road
Clifton
Park
Road Albert
Road
from
Clifton Park
Road
to Highmoor Road The Uount
fiom
Clifton Parli
Road
to Kidinore Road and Iiidinore Road
from Clifton Park
Road
to
Oaliley Road.
PART
11.
Part
of
Street throughout
which
the
Conzpuny
are to lay
down
suitable
and
suficient distributing mains
for
the purposes
of
Geueral
Sq~ply
within a period
of
five
years after the passing
of
this Act.
Scl~ool
ltoacl
from
the
“
White House
”
to Wliitewood
Road.
In
the
parish
of
Tilehurst-
SECOND SCHEDULE.
List
of
Streets not repairable
by
the Local
Aiithodies
and
of
the
Tramways which
niuy
be
brolioi
up
By
the
Compuiiy
in
prsiici~ice
oj’
the
Special Powers gyunted
by
this Act.
STlZ
E
ETS.
In the parish of Cavershai-
Park
Road
Grosrenor
Road
Derby
Road
Sontli
View hrciine hrdler
llotld
St.
Joh’s
Koad
Alarsack Street Sent1
lioacl
Patrick
lZoad
20
[lo
EDW.
7
&
Reading
ami
District
Elect~ic
[Ch.
XXiX.]
1
GEO.
5.1
Supply
Act,
1910.
Albert Road IIighnioor Road Oakley ltoad RIatlocli
Road
Darrell
AB.
191
0.
Road
Ilkley
Road
Harrogate Road
St.
Peter’s Hill
a
road
(1111-
I
iiaiiiecl) leacling from St. Peter’s Avenue
to
Blapledurhnin House
Upper Warren Avenue Conisboro’ hveiiue
Uplands
Road
Ontario
Road
North a junction
road
(uiinamed) leading
froiir
IGdmorc
Road
to Ontario Road North Ricliniond Road
St.
Anne’s
Koad
Clifton Park Road and Cemetery
Road.
In the parish of Tilehurst-
Polsted Road Victoria Road Crescent Road Downing Road
llecren-
tioii
Road
Gratwick
Road
Bluridell
Road
and Silver Street.
In the parish of Theale-
Wigmore’s Lane.
In the parish of Mapledurham-
Warren Road Upper Warren Avenue River Road Jackson’s Lane
a
lane (iunnamed) leading from Jackson’s Lane to Woodcote
Road a
road (unnamed) leading from Upper Warren Avenue
to
Warren
Road
and
a road (unnamed) leading from the bouiidarj-
of
the parish of Caversham to D/Iapledurliam House.
TRAMWAYS.
The Reading Corporation Tramways,
THIRD
SCHEDULE.
In
this schedule-
The expression “unit” shall mean the energy contained in
a
current
of
one thousand amperes flowing under
an
electro-
motire force
of
one volt during one hour.
SECTION
1.
Where the Conipany charge
any
consumer
by
tlie actual amount
of
energy supplied to him they shall be entitled
to
charge him at tlie
following rates per quarter
:-
(U)
For
any amount up to twenty units per quarter thirteen shillings
and fourpence and
for
each unit over twenty units eightpeiice
;
or alternatively-
(b)
A
fixed
sum
of
one pound ten shillings per quarter per kilowatt
of
the maximum potver required to be supplied
ant1
oiie
penny per unit
for
all energy supplied.
21
A.D.
1910.
[Ch.
xxix.]
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