Canal. As to breaking down bank, dam, wall, etc., of, see Malicious Damage Act, 1861, s. 30; as to setting fire to buildings belonging to, see s. 4; as to stealing vessels from, see Larceny Act, 1916, s. 15.
By the (English) Canal Tolls Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 28), canal companies may vary their tolls, but must charge the public equally; and by the (English) Canal Carriers Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 42, they may act as carriers. The Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 31), as amended by the (English) Regulation of Railways Act, 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 48), provides for the interchange of traffic between canal and railway companies, and for the due maintenance of canals by railway companies owning them; and the (English) Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 25), gives 'the Railway and Canal Commission' extensive control over the management of canals, more especially if owned by railway companies, and provides for a new classification and schedule of rates to be charged for canal traffic. The Act was amended by the (English) Railway and Canal Traffic Acts of 1894 and 1913. See Chit. Stat., tits. 'Canals' and 'Railways.'
As to the abandonment of unnecessary or derelict canals, see s. 45 of the Act of 1888.
In London, the Canal Protection (London) Act, 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 16), empowers local authorities to request canal companies to fence, etc., dangerous parts on canals.
As to placing telegraph lines across canals, see (English) Telegraph Construction Act, 1911.
The (English) Ministry of Transport Act, 1919, transferred to that Ministry the powers and duties relating to canals previously vested in other Government Departments.
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