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An Act to establish a Ministry of Transport and for purposes connected therewith.
[15th August 1919]
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C1The Minister means the Secretary of State
C2Act repealed (N.I.) by S.I. 1980/1085 (N.I. 11), Sch. 9
C3Act extended (E.W.) by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), s. 65
Commencement Information
I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.
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F1Ss. 1, 2 repealed, but without prejudice to operation of s. 20(1) of this Act, by S.I. 1970/1681, Sch. 4
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F2S. 3 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
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F3S. 4 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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F4S. 5 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. IX
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F5S. 6 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
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F6S. 7 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1966 (c. 5)
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F7Ss. 8–10 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1960 (c. 56)
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F8S. 11 repealed with saving by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 1(8), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 14
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F9S. 12 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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F10S. 13 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1959 (c. 68)
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F11S. 14 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1960 (c. 56)
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F12S. 15 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
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F13S. 16 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
(1)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:—
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(c)The construction, improvement or maintenance of harbours, docks or piers:
(d)The construction, improvement or maintenance of canals or inland navigations:
(e)The promotion and improvement of transport services by land [F16in Wales] 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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F14S. 17(1)(a) repealed (8.6.2005) by Railways Act 2005 (c. 14), ss. 6(8), 60(2), Sch. 13 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/1444, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F15S. 17(1)(b) repealed by (E.W.) Local Government Act 1966 (c. 42), s. 27(3), Sch. 6 Pt. II and (S.) Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 51), Sch. 6
F16Words in s. 17(1)(e) inserted (E.W.) (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), ss. 17(7), 57(1); S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)
F17Words repealed by Fisheries Act 1955 (c. 7), Sch. and Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. IX
F18S. 17(2) repealed by Local Government Act 1966 (c. 42), Sch. 6 Pt. II; Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 51), Sch. 6
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C4S. 17: certain functions made exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales concurrently with the Secretary of State (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1
C5S. 17 functions made exercisable concurrently or jointly with the Welsh Ministers by 2006 c. 32, Sch. 3A para. 1 (as inserted (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(4), Sch. 4 para. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(p))
C6Functions of Minister under s. 17(1) so far as relating to roads, bridges and ferries exercisable (S.) by Secretary of State: S.I. 1955/1955 (1955 I, p. 1205), art. 2 Sch. 1 Pt. I; (W.) by Secretary of State: S.I. 1965/319, art. 3(1), Sch. 2 Pts. I, II para. 1(1)
C7S. 17(1): certain functions of Minister of the Crown to be exercised by Minister of the Crown as well as by Scottish Ministers (1.7.1999) by 1998 c. 46, ss. 53, 56(1) (with s. 126(3)-(11)); S.I. 1998/3178, arts. 2, 3.
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F19S. 18 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1927 (c. 42)
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F20S. 19 repealed by Transport Act 1947 (c. 49), Sch. 15 Pt. I
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F21S. 20 repealed (7.6.2005) by Inquiries Act 2005 (c. 12), s. 51(1), Sch. 2 para. 2, Sch. 3 (with ss. 44, 50); S.I. 2005/1432, art. 2
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F22S. 21 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)
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F23S. 22 repealed by Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 (c. 53), Sch. 3
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F24S. 23 repealed by Transport Act 1947 (c. 49), Sch. 15, Pt. I
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as giving power to the Minister to impose any conditions upon a local authority which shall entail expenditure without consent of such local authority, . . . F25, or in Scotland [F26the Secretary of State]. . ..
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F25Words repealed by S.I. 1970/1681, Sch. 4
F26Words substituted by virtue of Secretaries of State Act 1926 (c. 18), s. 1
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F27Ss. 25, 26 repealed by S.I. 1970/1681, Sch. 4
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F28S. 27 repealed by Ministers of the Crown Act 1937 (c. 38), Sch. 4
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F29S. 28 repealed by S.I. 1970/1681, Sch. 4
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F30S. 29 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79)
(1)This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Transport Act 1919.
(2)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 . . . F31
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F31Definitions and words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1964 (c. 79) and S.I. 1970/1681, Sch. 4
Section 2.
1U.K.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 . . . F32 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 . . . F32 or Secretary of State shall be substituted for the name of the other Government Department.
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F32Words repealed by S.I. 1964/488, Sch. 1 Pt. II
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F34Sch. 2 repealed (E.W.) (N.I.) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977 (c. 18), Sch. 1 Pt. IX and (S.) by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(3), Sch. 11