Canal Tolls Act, 1845

Canal companies, trustees of navigations, &c. may vary their tolls or rates on different portions of their canals, &c.

and may also, from time to time, reduce and again advance their tolls or rates.

[1.] Subject to the provisions and limitations herein contained, it shall be lawful for the company of proprietors of any canal, or for the undertakers, commissioners, or trustees of any navigation or navigable river, already or hereafter to be established or incorporated, or which is regulated under the authority of Parliament, or for their respective lessees, committees, directors, or managers, or their superintendents, or other agents by them severally authorized, in such manner as may be required by their respective Acts of incorporation or for regulating such canals or navigations, from time to time to alter or vary the tolls, rates, and duties granted to them, or by them respectively authorized to be levied and received for the use of their several canals or navigations, or any branches therefrom, or any railways or tramways connected therewith, and made under the authority of such canal or navigation Acts respectively, either upon the whole or upon or for any particular portion or portions of such canals, navigations, branches, railways, or tramways, according to local circumstances, or the quantity of traffic or otherwise, as they shall think fit, and also from time to time to lower or reduce, and again to raise or advance, such tolls, rates, and duties, and also any tolls or charges by them respectively authorized to be levied and received for any haulage, trackage, or other power supplied by them, either upon the whole or upon any particular portion or portions of their said several canals, navigations, branches, railways, and tramways, as to such companies, commissioners, trustees, or lessees, or their committees, directors, managers, or superintendents respectively, shall seem fit, any thing in the several Acts of incorporation, or for regulating any such canals or navigations, contained to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided always, that in no case shall the tolls, rates, duties, and charges to be at any time levied or made by any such companies, commissioners, trustees, or lessees, for the use of any such canals, navigations, branches, railways, or tramways, or for the supply of any such haulage, trackage, or other power, exceed the amount which they are by their said several Acts respectively authorized to levy or receive.