Railways Clauses Act 1863

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Short Title.

3. 2. Division of Act into Parts.

4. PART I Construction of a Railway

   1. 3. Application of Part I., and Interpretation of Terms.

   2. Alteration of Engineering Works

      1. 4. Power to alter Engineering Works.

   3. Level Crossings

      1. 5. Trains not to be shunted over level Crossings.

      2. 6. Company to erect Lodge at Point of Crossing.

      3. 7. Board of Trade may require Bridge instead of level Crossing.

      4. 8. Power to Company to take additional Land for such Work.

   4. Junctions

      1. 9. Communications, with other Railways to be made under the Direction of the Engineer of those Railways.

      2. 10. Company to acquire only Easements in Land of other Railway Company.

      3. 11. Not to take Lands or interfere with Works of other Company further than necessary.

      4. 12. As to Expense of Signals, Watchmen, &c.

   5. Protection of Navigation

      1. 13. Lights on Works.

      2. 14. Construction of Bridges.

      3. 15. User of Bridges.

      4. 16. Access to the shore under or across the Railway.

      5. 17. Prohibition of Deviation of certain Works without Consent of Board of Trade.

      6. 18. Abatement of Work abandoned or decayed.

      7. 19. Survey of Works by Board of Trade.

5. PART II Extension of Time

   1. 20. Parties aggrieved by Extension of Time may have Compensation for additional Damage.

   2. 21. Existing Contracts and Notices to take Land not to be affected.

6. PART III Working Agreements

   1. 22. Restrictions on Agreements between Companies.

   2. 23. Sanction of Shareholders to Agreements.

   3. 24. Public Notice of Intention to enter into such Agreement.

   4. 25. Approval of Board of Trade.

   5. 26. Joint Committee for Purposes of Agreements.

   6. 27. Agreements between Companies may be modified by Board of Trade.

   7. 28. Working Agreements between a Company and an Individual.

   8. 29. Alteration of Agreement.

7. PART IV Steam Vessels

   1. 30. Provision for securing Equality of Treatment.

   2. 31. Application of Railway and Canal Traffic Act.

   3. 32. Company empowered to make Byelaws for regulating Steam Vessels.

   4. 33. Recovery of Money by Distress.

   5. 34. Several Names in One Warrant

   6. 35. Provision for Cesser of Powers as to Steam Vessels, on Report from Board of Trade.

8. PART V Amalgamation

   1. 36. Application of Part V.

   2. 37. Definition of Cases of Amalgamation.

   3. 38. Undertakings of dissolved Companies vested in amalgamated Company.

   4. 39. Acts relating to dissolved Companies to apply to amalgamated Company.

   5. 40. Saving Debts and Claims of dissolved Companies.

   6. 41. Saving Conveyances, Contracts, &c.

   7. 42. Causes and Rights of Action reserved.

   8. 43. Actions not to abate.

   9. 44. Saving Submissions and Awards relating to dissolved Companies.

   10. 45. Unexecuted Works of dissolved Companies may be completed.

   11. 46. Contracts for Land entered into by dissolved Companies to be executed.

   12. 47. Application of Money paid into Bank or to Trustees.

   13. 48. Officers of dissolved Companies to be accountable for Books, &c.

   14. 49. Officers of dissolved Companies to be Officers of amalgamated Company.

   15. 50. Books, &c. to be Evidence.

   16. 51. Resolutions of dissolved Companies to remain in force.

   17. 52. Payment of Calls.

   18. 53. Registers, Books, and Certificates relating to dissolved Companies to subsist until replaced.

   19. 54. Byelaws to remain in force.

   20. 55. General Saving of Rights and Claims.