Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Short title and construction

3. PART I COURT AND PROCEDURE OF RAILWAY AND CANAL COMMISSIONERS

   1. Establishment of Railway and Canal Commission

      1. 2. Establishment of new Railway and Canal Commission

      2. 3. Appointment and tenure of office of appointed Commissioners

      3. 4. Appointment and attendance of ex officio Commissioners

      4. 5. Sittings of Commissioners

      5. 6. Appointment of additional judge

      6. 7. Provision for complaints by public authority in certain cases

   2. Jurisdiction

      1. 8. Jurisdiction of Railway Commissioners transferred to the Commission

      2. 9. Jurisdiction of Commissioners under special Acts

      3. 10. Jurisdiction over tolls and rates

      4. 11. Jurisdiction to order traffic facilities, notwithstanding agreements

      5. 12. Power to award damages

      6. 13. No damages where rates published under certain conditions

      7. 14. Orders on two or more companies

      8. 15. Amendment of 36 & 37 Vict. c.48 s.8 as to references to arbitration under special Act

      9. 16. Power to apportion expenses between railway company and applicants for works

   3. Appeals

      1. 17. Appeals on certain questions to superior court of appeal

   4. Supplemental

      1. 18. General powers and enforcement of orders

      2. 19. Costs

      3. 20. Power to make rules

      4. 21. Appointment of officers, clerks, &c

      5. 22. Salaries, expenses, &c

      6. 23. Company to which this part of this Act applies

4. PART II TRAFFIC

   1. 24. Revised classification of traffic and schedule of rates

   2. 25. Provisions as to through traffic

   3. 26. Powers of Commissioners as to through rates

   4. 27. Undue preference in case of unequal tolls, rates, and charges, and unequal services performed

   5. 28. Extension of enactments as to undue preference to goods carried by sea

   6. 29. Group rates to be chargeable by railway companies

   7. 30. Power to dock companies and harbour boards to complain of undue preference

   8. 31. Complaints to Board of Trade of unreasonable charges by railway companies

   9. 32. Annual returns by railway companies to contain such statistics as the Board of Trade shall require

   10. 33. Classification table to be open for inspection. Copies to be sold

   11. 34. Place of publication of rates in respect of traffic at places other than stations

   12. 35. Power to make rules for purposes of this part of this Act

5. PART III CANALS

   1. 36. Part II to extend to canal companies

   2. 37. Application of 36 & 37 Vict. c.48 to canals

   3. 38. Powers of Commissioners over canal tolls, rates, and charges where a railway company or its officers own or control the traffic of a canal

   4. 39. Returns by canal companies

   5. 40. Byelaws of canal companies

   6. 41. Inspection of canals

   7. 42. Misapplication of a railway company's funds for acquisition of unauthorised interest in canal

   8. 43. Canal companies may agree for through tolls, &c

   9. 44. Canal companies may establish clearing system

   10. 45. Abandonment of canal

   11. 46. Definition of "canal company"

6. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 47. Perpetuation of 36 & 37 Vict. c.48

   2. 48. Evidence on rating appeals

   3. 49. Recovery and application of penalties

   4. 50. Parties may appear in person or by counsel, &c

   5. 51. Parliamentary agents entitled to practise before Commissioners

   6. 52. Saving of powers conferred on Commissioners and Board of Trade

   7. 53. Proceedings of Board of Trade

   8. 54. Expenses of local authorities

   9. 55. Definitions

   10. 56. Commencement of Act

   11. 57. Pending business

   12. 58. Transfer of pending business from superior courts

   13. 59. Repeal and savings

7. 1. SCHEDULE

      Acts repealed