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Article 2 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In this Order unless the context otherwise requires the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them:

  • “the Board” means the British Railways Board;

  • “the Board’s railways” means those parts of the railways or former railways of the Board described as Railway No. 1, Railway No. 2 and Railway No. 3 respectively in the Schedule hereto including all lands and works relating thereto;

  • “the Company” means The Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway Company Limited incorporated under the Companies Act 1948f1 and having its Registered Office at 57 Queen Street, Edinburgh.

  • “the Company’s railways” means the railways authorised to be constructed and maintained by the Company in accordance with article 4 of this Order and any parts of the Board’s railways vested in the Company by virtue of an agreement made in accordance with article 3(1) of this Order;

  • “the enabling Acts” means the Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway Act 1846f2 as amended by the Monkland Railways (Slamannan and Borrowstounness Deviation) Act 1851f3;

  • “the Principal Act” means the Light Railways Acts 1896 and 1912 as amended by the Railways Act 1921;

  • “Railway No. 1” means the Railway No. 1 described in the Schedule hereto;

  • “Railway No. 2” means the Railway No. 2 described in the Schedule hereto;

  • “Railway No. 3” means the Railway No. 3 described in the Schedule hereto;

  • “Railway No. 4” means the Railway No. 4 described in the Schedule hereto;

  • “the Society” means The Scottish Railway Preservation Society incorporated under the Companies Act 1948 and having its Registered Office at 57 Queen Street, Edinburgh;

  • “transfer date” means the day on which the Board’s railways or any part thereof is vested in the Company by virtue of an agreement under article 3(1) of this Order.

  • References in this Order to reference points shall be construed as references to National Grid reference points.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1948 c. 38.

f2

1846 c.cvii.

f3

1851 c.clxii.