Ministry Of Transport Act 1919
An Act to establish a Ministry of Transport and for purposes connected therewith.
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17 Power to make advances for certain purposes.
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The Minister may, subject to the approval of the Treasury, make advances out of the moneys provided by Parliament to any authority, company or person, either by way of grant or by way of loan, or partly in one way and partly in another, and upon such terms and conditions as he thinks fit for any of the following purposes:—
(a)
The construction, improvement or maintenance of railways, light railways, or tramways:
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The construction, improvement or maintenance of harbours, docks or piers:
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The construction, improvement or maintenance of canals or inland navigations:
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The promotion and improvement of transport services by land or water:
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Provided that the Minister shall not make an advance exceeding one million pounds at any one time for the purpose of any work, unless specially authorised to do so by a Resolution of the House of Commons.
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20 Power to hold inquiries.
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The Minister may hold such inquiries as he considers necessary or desirable for the purposes of this Act, and the Minister, and, if authorised by the Minister, the person appointed to hold any such inquiry, may by order require any person, subject to the payment or tender of the reasonable expenses of his attendance, to attend as a witness and give evidence or to produce any documents in his possession or power which relate to any matter in question at the inquiry, and are such as would be subject to production in a court of law, and, if any person fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any of the provisions of any such order, he shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding F19level 1 on the standard scale, and the person holding the inquiry shall have power to take evidence on oath and for that purpose to administer oaths.
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Notices of inquiries may be given and published in accordance with such general or special directions as the Minister may give.
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The powers of the Minister under this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any powers of holding inquiries transferred to him from any other Government Department under this Act.
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24 Consent of local authority.
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30 Short title and interpretation.
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This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Transport Act 1919.
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.
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The expression “tramway” includes a trackless trolley vehicle system;
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The expression “transport services by water” shall not include any transport service by sea . . . F29
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FIRST SCHEDULE Transitory Provisions
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In the construction and for the purposes of any Act of Parliament, any judgement, decree, order, award, deed, contract, regulation, byelaw, or other document passed or made before the transfer to the Minister . . . F30 or Secretary of State from any other Government Department of any powers or duties by or under this Act, but so far only as may be necessary for the purpose of such transfer, the name of the Minister . . . F30 or Secretary of State shall be substituted for the name of the other Government Department.
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