Tramways (Ireland) Amendment (Dublin) Act, 1876

TRAMWAYS (IRELAND) AMENDMENT (DUBLIN) ACT 1876

CHAPTER LXV.

An Act to amend the Tramways (Ireland) Act, 1860, and the Tramways (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1861, as regards the application of the same to the county and the county of the city of Dublin. [1] [15th August 1876.]

[Preamble recites 23 & 24 Vict. c. 152; 24 & 25 Vict. c. 102, in this Act referred to asThe Tramway Acts.”]

One approval by grand jury of county of Dublin and by municipal corporation to be sufficient. 23 & 24 Vict. c. 152.

1. It shall not in future be necessary for the grand jury of the county of Dublin or the municipal corporation of the city of Dublin to pronounce a provisional approval of any undertaking, under the Tramways Acts, but the said grand jury or said municipal corporation as the case may be in proceeding under the fifth section of the Tramways (Ireland) Act, 1860, shall definitely approve or disapprove of such undertaking, in the case of the said grand jury at the first presenting term at which the same shall be brought before them, and in the case of the said municipal corporation at a meeting of the said municipal corporation held for the consideration of the matter of any such undertaking in the manner herein-after mentioned; and it shall not be necessary to obtain any further or other approval from the said grand jury or municipal corporation at any subsequent term or meeting.

When meetings of corporation may be held.

2. . . . any meeting of the said municipal corporation for the purpose aforesaid shall be held upon the first day of Easter or Michaelmas term in any year, or in case any such day shall be on Sunday, then on the next succeeding day, and notice of such meeting and of the object of the same shall be duly given in such manner as notices of meetings of the corporation are usually given seven clear days before the day of holding the same.

Advertisements and deposits.

23 & 24 Vict. c. 152.

3. In the case of the county of Dublin or the county of the city of Dublin the advertisements required by the first section of the Tramways (Ireland) Act, 1860, shall be published at least two calendar months before the presenting term or meeting of the municipal corporation at which the application shall be made and the deposits required by the second and fourth sections and the notices required by the third section of the said Tramways (Ireland) Act, 1860, shall be made and given at least one calendar month before such presenting term or meeting.

[S. 4 rep. 61 & 62 Vict. c. 37. s. 110 (2) S. 5 rep. 46 & 47 Vict. c. 39 (S.L.R.)]

Interpretation.

6. In the Tramways Acts the expression “grand jury” shall include the municipal corporation of the city of Dublin, and the term “county surveyor” shall include the city engineer of the said city.

Construction.

7. This Act and the Tramways Acts, save so far as the same are varied by this Act shall be read together as one Act.

[1 Short title, “The Tramways (Ireland) Amendment (Dublin) Act, 1876.” See 59 & 60 Vict. c. 14.]