Railways Act, 1921

Application to Scotland.

62 & 63 Vict. c. 47.

83. This Act in its application to Scotland shall be subject to the following modifications:—

(a) “Burgh” shall be substituted for “borough,” “servitude” for “easement,” and “Secretary for Scotland” for “Minister of Health”:

(b) Subsection (5) of the section of this Act, whereof the marginal note is “Constitution and procedure of amalgamation tribunal,” shall not apply to proceedings before the amalgamation tribunal in Scotland or to inquiries in Scotland by any Commissioner or other person authorised by the said tribunal, and for the purposes of the summoning and examination of witnesses and the production of documents the tribunal or Commissioner or person authorised as aforesaid shall have the like powers as are conferred upon Commissioners by section ten of the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1899:

(c) The expenses incurred by any town or county council in any application or representation authorised by the section of this Act whereof the marginal note is “Provision for applications by public authorities in certain cases,” shall be defrayed in the case of a town council out of the burgh general assessment, and in the case of a county council out of the general purposes rate or such other rate as the county council may with the approval of the Secretary for Scotland designate.