Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (c. 50)

Part XII E+W Legal Proceedings

F1 219 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 219 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X Group1

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 220 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. IV

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Textual Amendments

F3 S. 221 repealed by Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (c. 101), s. 46(2), Sch. 7 Pt. III

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Textual Amendments

F4 S. 222 repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80), Sch. 7 Pt. I

223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 E+W

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 223 repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1925 (c. 86), Sch. 3

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Textual Amendments

F6 Ss. 224, 225 repealed by Local Government Act 1933 (c. 51), Sch. 11 Pt. II

226 Provisions for protection of persons acting under Act. E+W

[F7 (1) An action, prosecution, or proceeding against any person for any act done in pursuance or execution or intended execution of this Act, or in respect of any alleged neglect or default in the execution of this Act, shall not lie or be instituted unless it is commenced within six months next after the act or thing is done or omitted, or, in case of a continuance of injury or damage, within six months next after the ceasing thereof.

(2) Where the action is for damages, tender of amends before the action was commenced may, in lieu of or in addition to any other plea, be pleaded. If the action was commenced after the tender, or is proceeded with after payment into court of any money in satisfaction of the plaintiff’s claim, and the plaintiff does not recover more than the sum tendered or paid, he shall not recover any costs incurred after the tender or payment, and the defendant shall be entitled to costs, to be taxed as between solicitor and client, as from the time of the tender or payment; but this provision shall not affect costs on any injunction in the action.]

(3) Subject and without prejudice to any other powers, the council, where the defendant in any such action, prosecution, or other proceeding is their officer, agent, or servant, may, if they think fit, except so far as the court before which the action, prosecution, or other proceeding is heard and determined otherwise directs, pay out of the borough fund or borough rate all or any part of any sums payable by the defendant in or in consequence of the action, prosecution, or proceeding, whether in respect of costs, charges, expenses, damages, fine or otherwise.

Textual Amendments

F7 S. 226(1)(2) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1898 (c. 22) but reproduced for the purpose of construing the remaining provisions of this Act

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Textual Amendments

F8 S. 227 repealed by Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 (c. 55), s. 132(2)(3), Sch. 6