Dublin United Tramways (Lucan Electric Railways) Act, 1927

Local Authorities powers to purchase undertaking.

38.—(1) The power of purchase which by section 51 of the Dublin United Tramways (Electrical Powers) Act, 1897, as amended by sections 11 and 15 of the Dublin United Tramways Act, 1905 is conferred upon every road authority in respect of the tramways in that section mentioned within the district of that authority shall apply to the railways acquired by and vested in the Company by virtue of the provisions of this Act and to all tramways and railways which the Company may hereafter construct or acquire and the provisions of that section shall apply to those railways and tramways and to all lands works materials and plant used by the Company for the purpose of their undertaking within such district as if they had been part of the tramways as in that section defined.

(2) Save in accordance with that section no local or road authority shall have any power to purchase compulsorily any portion of the undertakings acquired by and vested in the Company by virtue of the provisions of this or any subsequent Act or authorised under an order of the Minister.