Tramways
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Tramways, rails for conveyance of traffic along a road not owned, as a railway is, by those who lay down the rails and convey the traffic. The construction and regulation of tramways is provided for by the Tramways Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 78), and numerous special Acts. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Tramways'; and Sutton's Tramways Acts.
As to purchase of tramways by local authority within six months after the expiration of twenty-one years from the time of authorization of con-struction, or within six months after the expiration of every subsequent period of seven years, see s. 43 of the Tramways Act, 1870, as amended by the Local Government Act, 1933, and London Street Tramways Co. v. London County Council, 1894, AC 489. As to the powers of the Ministry of Transport, see ss. 2 and 5 of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 50).
The abandonment of tramways is regulated by ss. 41, 42 of the Act of 1870.
As to the partial exemption from rates, see Thornton Urban Council v. Blackpool Tramraod Co., 1909 AC 264, and as to liability to a passenger, see Clarke v. West Ham Corporation, (1909) 2 KB 858, and QUARTER RATING
As to purchase of tramways by local authority within six months after the expiration of twenty-one years from the time of authorization of con-struction, or within six months after the expiration of every subsequent period of seven years, see s. 43 of the Tramways Act, 1870, as amended by the Local Government Act, 1933, and London Street Tramways Co. v. London County Council, 1894, AC 489. As to the powers of the Ministry of Transport, see ss. 2 and 5 of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 50).
The abandonment of tramways is regulated by ss. 41, 42 of the Act of 1870.
As to the partial exemption from rates, see Thornton Urban Council v. Blackpool Tramraod Co., 1909 AC 264, and as to liability to a passenger, see Clarke v. West Ham Corporation, (1909) 2 KB 858, and QUARTER RATING
Definitions are for legal research. Always verify meaning in the context of the statute, judgment, or jurisdiction cited.