Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845

8 & 9 Vict. c. 20 · Enacted 8 May 1845 · Extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Contents

1. 1Operation of this Act confined to future railways.
2. Interpretations in this Act
3. 2“Special Act:”
4. 3Interpretations in this and the special Act:
5. 4Short title of the Act.
6. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
7. Construction of railway
8. 6The construction of the railway to be subject to the provisions of this Act and the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act.
9. 7Errors and omissions in plans to be corrected.
10. 8Works not to be proceeded with until plans of all alterations authorized by Parliament have been deposited.
11. 9Clerks of the peace, &c. to receive plans of alterations, and allow inspection.
12. 10Copies of plans, &c. to be evidence.
13. 11Limiting deviation from datum line described on sections, &c.
14. 12Public notice to be given previous to making greater deviations.
15. 13Arches, tunnels, &c. to be made as marked on deposited plans.
16. 14Limiting deviations from gradients, curves, &c.
17. 15Lateral deviations.
18. 16Works to be executed.
19. 17Works below high-water mark not to be executed without the consent of the lords of the admiralty.
20. 18Alteration of water and gas pipes, &c.
21. 19Company not to disturb pipes until they have laid down others.
22. 20Pipes not to be laid contrary to any Act, and 18 inches surface road to be retained.
23. 21Company to make good all damage.
24. 22When railway crosses pipes, company to make a culvert.
25. 23Penalty for obstructing supply of gas or water.
26. 24Penalty for obstructing construction of railway.
27. 25—29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
28. Temporary use of lands
29. 30Company may occupy temporarily private roads within five hundred yards of the railway.
30. 31Power to owners and occupiers of road and land to object that other roads should be taken.
31. 32Power to take temporary possession of land without previous payment of price.
32. 33Company to give notice previous to such temporary possession.
33. 34Service of notices on owners and occupiers of lands.
34. 35Power to owner to object that other lands ought to be taken.
35. 36Power to two justices to order that the lands and materials shall not be taken.
36. 37Power to justices to order other lands to be taken.
37. 38Power to the justices to summon other owners before them.
38. 39The company to give sureties, if required.
39. 40Company to separate the lands before using them.
40. 41Lands taken for getting materials, &c. to be worked as the surveyor of owner may direct.
41. 42Owners of lands may compel company to purchase lands so temporarily occupied.
42. 43Compensation to be made for temporary occupation.
43. 44Compensation to be ascertained and applied under the Lands Clauses Act.
44. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
45. Crossing of roads and construction of bridges
46. 46Crossing of roads.
47. 47Provision in cases where roads are crossed on a level.
48. 48As to crossing of turnpike roads adjoining stations.
49. 49Construction of bridges over roads.
50. 50Construction of bridges over railway.
51. 51The width of the bridges need not exceed the width of the existing road in certain cases.
52. 52Existing inclinations of roads crossed or diverted need not be improved.
53. 53Before roads interfered with, others to be substituted.
54. 54Penalty for not substituting a road.
55. 55Party suffering damage from interruption of road to recover in an action on the case.
56. 56Period for restoration of roads interfered with.
57. 57Penalty for failing to restore road.
58. 58Company to repair roads used by them.
59. 59Proceedings on application to justices to consent to level crossings of bridleways and footways.
60. 60Appeal against the determination of the justices.
61. 61Company to make sufficient approaches and fences to bridleways and footways crossing on the level.
62. 62Justices to have power to order approaches and fences to be made to highways crossing on the level.
63. 63, 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
64. Construction of bridges
65. 65Justices to have power to order repair of bridges, &c.
66. 66Board of Trade empowered to modify the construction of certain roads, bridges, &c. where a strict compliance with the Act is impossible or inconvenient.
67. 67Authentication of certificates of the Board of Trade, service of notices, &c.
68. Works for protection and accommodation of lands
69. 68Gates, bridges, &c.
70. 69Differences as to accommodation works to be settled by justices.
71. 70Execution of works by owners on default by the company.
72. 71Power to owners of land to make additional accommodation works.
73. 72Such works to be constructed under the superintendence of the company’s engineer.
74. 73Accommodation works not to be required after five years.
75. 74Owners to be allowed to cross the railway until accommodation works are made.
76. 75Penalty on persons omitting to fasten gates.
77. 76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
78. Working of mines
79. 77Company not to be entitled to minerals, unless expressly purchased.
80. 78Conditions under which minerals under railway may be worked.
81. 78ACompensation for leaving minerals unworked.
82. 79Power to work minerals not affected by a counter-notice.
83. 79ALiability in respect of authorised workings.
84. 79BNotices and accounts with respect to damage.
85. 80Rights of access through specified minerals.
86. 81Additional expenses for severance.
87. 82Compensation to surface owners.
88. 83Rights of inspection.
89. 84Penalty for refusal to allow inspection.
90. 85Protection against improper working.
91. 85APower to vary rights by agreement.
92. 85BSavings.
93. 85CServing of notices, counter-notices, &c.
94. 85DInterpretation.
95. 85EExemption from liability to leave support otherwise than under Act or agreement.
96. Working of Mines [Editorial note: ss. 77-85 as originally enacted follow]
97. 77Company not to be entitled to minerals.
98. 78Mines lying near the railway not to be worked if the company willing to purchase them.
99. 79If company unwilling to purchase, owner may work the mines.
100. 80Mining communications.
101. 81Company to make compensation for injury done to mines;
102. 82and also for any airway or other work made necessary by the railway.
103. 83Power to company to enter and inspect the working of mines.
104. 84Penalty for refusal to inspect.
105. 85If mines improperly worked, the company may require means to be adopted for the safety of the railway.
106. Passengers and goods on railways
107. 86Company to employ locomotive power, carriages, &c.
108. 87Company empowered to contract with other companies.
109. 88Contracts not to affect persons not parties thereto.
110. 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
111. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
112. 91—93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
113. 94Milestones.
114. 95†Tolls to be taken only whilst boards exhibited and milestones set up. Penalty for defacing, etc. milestones.
115. 96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
116. 97In default of payment of tolls, goods, &c. may be detained and sold.
117. 98—102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
118. 103Penalty on passengers practising frauds on the company.
119. 104Detention of offenders. Repealed
120. 105Penalty for bringing dangerous goods on railway.
121. 106—107. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
123. 108—111. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
124. Leasing of railway
125. 112Exercise of power to lease the railway.
126. 113Powers vested in the company may be exercised by the lessees.
127. Carriages and engines
128. 114. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
129. 115Engines to be approved by the company, and certificate of approval given.
130. 116Penalty for using improper engines.
131. 117Carriages to be constructed according to company’s regulations.
132. 118Regulations to apply also to company’s carriages.
133. 119Penalty for using improper carriages.
134. 120Owner’s name, &c. to be registered, and exhibited on carriages.
135. 121On non-compliance carriage may be removed.
136. 122Carriages improperly loaded, or suffered to obstruct the road, may be unloaded or removed.
137. 123Company not to be liable for damage by such unloading, &c.
138. 124Owners liable for damage done by their servants.
139. 125. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
140. Arbitration
141. 126—137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
142. 138Service of notices upon company.
143. 139. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
144. Recovery of damages and penalties
145. 140Provision for damages not otherwise provided for.
146. 141. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
147. 142Method of proceeding before justices in questions of damages, &c.
148. 143. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
149. 144Penalty for defacing boards used for such publication.
150. 145Penalties to be summarily recovered before two justices.
151. 146, 147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
152. 148. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
153. 149Distress not unlawful for want of form.
154. 150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
155. 151. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
156. 152. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
157. 153. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
158. 154Transient offenders. Repealed
159. 155. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
160. 156. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
161. 157—159. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
162. 160. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
163. 161. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
164. Access to special Act
165. 162Copies of special Act to be kept and deposited, and allowed to be inspected.
166. 163Penalty on company failing to keep or deposit such copies.
167. 164Act not to extend to Scotland.
168. 165. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
169. Schedule FIRSTPercentage of Contribution
170. Schedule SECOND: Rules for Ascertaining Area for the Purpose of Computing Maximum Liability of Mine Owner in Respect of Authorised Workings.
171. 1Paragraph 1
172. 2Paragraph 2
173. Schedule THIRD: Rules for Determining Percentage of Contributions to Additional Expenses for Damages Payable by a Company
174. 1Paragraph 1
175. 2Paragraph 2
176. 3Paragraph 3