Commissioners Clauses Act 1847

Recovery of damages and penalties U.K.

And with respect to the recovery of damages not specially provided for, and of penalties, and to the determination of any other matter referred to justices or to the sheriff, be it enacted as follows:

104 Railways Clauses Consolidation Acts 1845, as to damages, &c. to be incorporated with this and the special Act. U.K.

If the undertaking be situate in England or Ireland, the clauses of the M1 Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845, with respect to the recovery of damages not specially provided for, and of penalties, and to the determination of any other matter referred to justices, shall be incorporated with this and the special Act; and if the undertaking be situate in Scotland, the clauses of the M2 Railways Clauses Consolidation Act (Scotland), 1845, with respect to the recovery of damages not specially provided for, and to the determination of any other matter referred to the sheriff or to justices, shall be incorporated with this and the special Act; and such clauses shall apply to the undertaking and to the commissioners respectively, and shall be construed as if the word “commissioners” had been inserted therein instead of the word “company.”

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 104 incorporated (18.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/2184, art. 2

S. 104 incorporated (18.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/2185, art. 2

C2 S. 104 incorporated (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (29.12.2007) by Maryport Harbour Revision Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3463), arts. 1(1), 3(3), 3(4) (with arts. 78, 80, 81)

C3 S. 104 incorporated (1.6.2009) by Berwick Upon Tweed Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1231), arts. 1(1), 2

C4 S. 104 incorporated (E.W.S.) (21.5.2010) by The Newlyn Pier and Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1462), arts. 1(1), 3

Marginal Citations

M1 1845 c. 20.

M2 1845 c. 33.

F1 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 105 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group 1

F2 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 106 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group1

107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 107 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875 (c. 66)

108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 108 repealed (E.W.S.) by (E.W.) Perjury Act 1911 (c. 6), Sch. and (S.) False Oaths (Scotland) Act 1933 (c. 20), Sch.

109 Nothing in this or the special Act to affect the rights of the crown. U.K.

And be it enacted that nothing in this or the special Act shall be deemed to extend to or affect any Act of Parliament relating to her Majesty’s duties of customs or excise, or any other revenue of the crown, or to extend to or affect any claim of her Majesty in right of her crown, or otherwise howsoever, or any proceedings at law or in equity by or on behalf of her Majesty, in any part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5 S. 109 incorporated (E.W.S) (18.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/2184, art. 2

S. 109 incorporated (E.W.S) (18.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/2185, art. 2

Ss. 109-111 incorporated (with modifications) (7.1.2003) by 2002 c. v, s. 3(3)(4) (with s. 23)

C6 Ss. 109-111 incorporated (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (29.12.2007) by Maryport Harbour Revision Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3463), arts. 1(1), 3(3), 3(4) (with arts. 78, 80, 81)

C7 Ss. 109-111 incorporated (1.6.2009) by Berwick Upon Tweed Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1231), arts. 1(1), 2

C8 Ss. 109-111 incorporated (E.W.S.) (21.5.2010) by The Newlyn Pier and Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1462), arts. 1(1), 3