Railway Companies Powers Act, 1864

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Interpretation of terms.

8 & 9 Vict. cc. 16, 17.

26 & 27 Vict. c. 118

2. In this Act—

The term “railway” includes works connected with or for the purposes of a railway, and also a railway authorized to be but not actually constructed :

The term “railway Bill” means a Bill pending in or intended to be introduced into either House of Parliament, having for its object or one of its objects to authorize the making of a railway :

The term “the Companies Clauses Acts” means, so far as the enactment in which that term is used relates to England or Ireland, or to a certificate to be operative in England or Ireland, the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845; and so far as the same relates to Scotland, or to a certificate to be operative in Scotland, the Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1845; together with, in each case, the Companies Clauses Act, 1863.

Description of Cases within this Act.