Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847

Access to Special Act

And with respect to Access to the Special Act, be it enacted as follows:

XCVII Copies of Special Act to be kept by Undertakers at their Office and deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, &c, and be open to Inspection.

The Undertakers shall at all Times, after the Expiration of Six Months after the passing of the Special Act, keep in their principal Office of Business a Copy of the Special Act, printed by the Printers to Her Majesty or some of them, and shall also within the Space of such Six Months deposit in the Office of the Clerk of the Peace in England or Ireland, and of the Sheriff Clerk in Scotland, of the County in which the Harbour, Dock, or Pier, or any Part thereof, is situate, a Copy of such Special Act so printed as aforesaid ; and the said Clerk of the Peace and Sheriff Clerk shall receive, and they and the Undertakers respectively shall keep, the said Copies of the Special Act, and shall allow all Persons interested to inspect the same, and make Extracts or Copies therefrom, in the like Manner and upon the like Terms and under the like Penalty for Default as is provided in the Case of certain Plans and Sections by an [7 W. 4. & 1 Vict. c. 83.] Act passed in the First Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to compel Clerks of the Peace for Counties and other Persons to take the Custody of such Documents as shall be directed to be deposited with them under the Standing Orders of either House of Parliament.

XCVIII Penalty on Undertakers failing to keep or deposit such Copies.

If the Undertakers fail to keep or deposit, as hereinbefore mentioned, any of the said Copies of the Special Act they shall forfeit Twenty Pounds for every such Offence, and also Five Pounds for every Day afterwards during which such Copy shall be not so kept or deposited.