[Ch. 55.]
Railways Act, 1921
[11 & 12 Geo 5.]
| Act Amended | Nature of Amendment |
| In section two the word" twenty-five" shall be substituted for the word " ten." | |
| The following new section shall be added after section 10:—
"11.In this Act the expression 'common carrier by land' shall include a common carrier by land who is also a carrier by water, and as regards every such common carrier this Act shall apply to carriage by water in the same manner as it applies to carriage by land." | |
| The Railways Clauses Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. 20) as incorporated in any Act whether passed before or after the passing of this Act. | In section three after the words "The word 'toll' shall include any rate or charge or other payment payable under the special Act" there shall be inserted the words or fixed by the rates tribunal under the provisions of the Railways Act, 1921." |
| In section ninety-eight for the words "number or quantity of goods conveyed by any such carriage" there shall be substituted the words "full name and address of the consignee and such particulars of the nature, weight (inclusive of packing), and number of parcels or articles of merchandise handed to the company for conveyance as may, be necessary to enable the company to calculate the charges therefor." | |
| The following subsection shall be added at the end of section ninety-eight "(2) The company shall be entitled to refuse to convey any merchandise delivered to them for conveyance as aforesaid in respect of which the foregoing provisions of this section have not been complied with, or to examine, weigh or count the same and make such reasonable charge therefor as they think fit:
Provided that the company shall not refuse to convey the parcels or articles of merchandise handed to them for conveyance as aforesaid without giving the person an opportunity of having them weighed or counted upon payment of a reasonable charge." | |
| The Railway Clauses (Scotland) Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 33), as incorporated in any Act, whether passed before or after the passing of this Act. | In section three after the words "The word 'toll' shall include any rate or charge or " other payment payable under the special "Act" there shall be Inserted the words or fixed by the rates tribunal under the it provisions of the Railways Act, 1921." |
| In section ninety-one, for the words " number or quantity of goods conveyed by any such carriage " there shall be substituted the |
