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Section 3 Interpretation of terms.

In this Act—

  • The term “company” means a railway company; that is to say, a company constituted by Act of Parliament, or by certificate under Act of Parliament, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, or working a railway (either alone or in conjunction with any other purpose):

  • The term “action” includes suit or other proceeding:

  • The term “judgment” includes decree, order, or rule:

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  • The term “person” includes corporation:

  • The term “Court of Chancery” or “Court” means F2the High Court in England or Ireland, as the case requires:

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X

F2

Words substituted by virtue of Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 (c. 49), ss. 18, 224(1)