Railway Companies Powers Act, 1864

Act to apply in cases herein named.

27 & 28 Vict. c. 121.

3.[1] This Act shall take effect and apply in each of the cases following; namely,—

I. Where a railway company are desirous that authority should be given to themselves and some other railway company or companies to enter into an agreement with respect to all or any of the matters following; namely,

The maintenance and management of the railways of the companies respectively, or of any one or more of them, or of any part thereof respectively ;

The use and working of the railways or railway, or of any part thereof, and the conveyance of traffic thereon ;

The fixing, collecting, and apportionment of the tolls, rates, charges, receipts, and revenues levied, taken, or arising in respect of traffic ;

The joint ownership, maintenance, management, and use of a station or other work; or the separate ownership, maintenance, management, and use of several parts of a station or other work :

II. Where a railway company are desirous of obtaining an extension of the time limited for the sale by them of superfluous lands :

III. Where a railway company incorporated by special Act or by certificate under the Railways Construction Facilities Act, 1864, are desirous of obtaining authority to raise additional capital.

Application for Certificate.

[1 This section is extended, 31 & 32 Vict. c. 119. s. 38.]