Preliminary E+W+N.I.

1 Short title. E+W+N.I.

This Act may be cited as “The Railway Companies Act 1867”.

2 Extent of Act. E+W+N.I.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 , this Act shall not extend to Scotland.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X

3 Interpretation of terms. E+W+N.I.

In this Act—

• The term “company” means a railway company; that is to say, a company constituted by Act of Parliament, or by certificate under Act of Parliament, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, or working a railway (either alone or in conjunction with any other purpose):

• The term “action” includes suit or other proceeding:

• The term “judgment” includes decree, order, or rule:

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• The term “person” includes corporation:

• The term “Court of Chancery” or “Court” means [F3 the High Court] in England or Ireland, as the case requires:

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Textual Amendments

F2 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X

F3 Words substituted by virtue of Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 (c. 49), ss. 18, 224(1)