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Ministry Of Transport Act 1919

9 & 10 Geo. 5 c. 50 · Enacted 15 August 1919 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to establish a Ministry of Transport and for purposes connected therewith.

[15th August 1919] I1C1C2C3

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

The Minister means the Secretary of State

C2

Act repealed (N.I.) by S.I. 1980/1085 (N.I. 11), Sch. 9

C3

Act extended (E.W.) by London Regional Transport Act 1984 (c. 32, SIF 126), s. 65

Commencement

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Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.

Contents

  1. 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  2. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 8—10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 17Power to make advances for certain purposes.
  15. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 20Power to hold inquiries. Repealed
  18. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 24Consent of local authority.
  22. 25, 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 30Short title and interpretation.
  27. Schedule FIRST: Transitory Provisions
  28. 1Paragraph 1
  29. Schedule SECONDSchedule SECOND

1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

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17Power to make advances for certain purposes.C1C2

C3C4(1)

The Minister may, subject to the approval of the Treasury, make advances out of the moneys provided by Parliament to any authority, company or person, either by way of grant or by way of loan, or partly in one way and partly in another, and upon such terms and conditions as he thinks fit for any of the following purposes:—

F1(a)

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(b)

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(c)

The construction, improvement or maintenance of harbours, docks or piers:

(d)

The construction, improvement or maintenance of canals or inland navigations:

(e)

The promotion and improvement of transport services by land F3in Wales or water:

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Provided that the Minister shall not make an advance exceeding one million pounds at any one time for the purpose of any work, unless specially authorised to do so by a Resolution of the House of Commons.

(2)

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20Power to hold inquiries.F1 E+W+S

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24Consent of local authority.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as giving power to the Minister to impose any conditions upon a local authority which shall entail expenditure without consent of such local authority, . . . F1, or in Scotland F2the Secretary of State. . ..

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30Short title and interpretation.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Transport Act 1919.

(2)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.

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  • The expression “tramway” includes a trackless trolley vehicle system;

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  • The expression “transport services by water” shall not include any transport service by sea . . .

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In the construction and for the purposes of any Act of Parliament, any judgement, decree, order, award, deed, contract, regulation, byelaw, or other document passed or made before the transfer to the Minister . . . F1 or Secretary of State from any other Government Department of any powers or duties by or under this Act, but so far only as may be necessary for the purpose of such transfer, the name of the Minister . . . or Secretary of State shall be substituted for the name of the other Government Department.

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Schedule SECONDF1

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