Tramways Act 1870

[F1 Part I[Section 3.] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. A Pts. I and II repealed (except as incorporated in, or otherwise applied by, any Act of Parliament or Provisional Order) (1.1.1993) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), ss. 65(1)(b), 68(1), Sch. 4 Pt.I; S.I. 1992/2784, art. 2(b), Sch. 2 Pt.I

Districts of Local Authorities.	Description of Local Authority of District set opposite its Name.	The Local Rate.
England and Wales.
The city of London and the liberties thereof.	The mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London.	The consolidated sewers rate.
The metropolis (1)	The Metropolitan Board of Works.	The metropolitan consolidated rate.
Boroughs (2)	The mayor, aldermen, and burgesses acting by the council.	The borough fund or other property applicable to the purposes of a borough rate, or the borough rate.
Any place not included in the above descriptions, and under the jurisdiction of commissioners, trustees, or other persons intrusted by any local Act with powers of improving, cleansing, or paving any town.	The commissioners, trustees, or other persons intrusted by the local Act with powers of improving, cleansing, or paving the town.	Any rate leviable by such commissioners, trustees, or other persons, or other funds applicable by them to the purposes of improving, cleansing, or paving the town.
Any place not included in the above descriptions, and within the jurisdiction of local board constituted in pursuance of the Public Health Act 1848, and the Local Government Act 1858, or one of such Acts.	The local board	General district rate.

Notes

(1) “The metropolis” shall include all parishes and places in which the Metropolitan Board of Works; have power to levy a main drainage rate, except the city of London and the liberties thereof.

(2) “Borough” shall mean any place for the time being subject to the M1 Municipal Corporations Act 1835.

Marginal Citations

M1 1835 c. 76.

Districts of Local Authorities.	Description of Local Authority of District set opposite its Name.	The Local Rate.
Any place or parish not within the above descriptions, and in which a rate is levied for the maintenance of the poor.	The vestry, select vestry, or other body of persons acting by virtue of any Act of Parliament, prescription, custom, or otherwise, as or instead of a vestry or select vestry.	The poor rate.
Scotland.
Places within the jurisdiction of any town council, and not subject to the separate jurisdiction of police commissioners or trustees.	The town council.	The prison assessment or police assessment, as the local authorities shall resolve.
In places within the jurisdiction of police commissioners or trustees exercising the functions of police commissioners under any general or local Act.	The police commissioners or trustees.
In any parish or part thereof over which the jurisdiction of a town council or of police commissioners or trustees exercising the functions of police commissioners does not extend.	The road trustees having the management of any road on which a tramway is proposed to be constructed.	The tolls, duties, and assessments leviable by the road trustees.]