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No. 21 of 1909.
Sanction by Governor in Council of railway construction. Ordinance
RAILWAYS.
7. The Governor in Council may authorise the construction of any railway within the Colony, and the Governor may acquire under the provisions of the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900, such lands as he may deem necessary for the purposes of such railway.
Authority to execute all necessary work.
Construction of inclined planes, etc.
Alteration of the courses of rivers, etc.
Construction of drains or conduits.
Erection of Construction.
8. For the purpose of constructing any such authorised railway, the administration may-
(1) make or construct in, upon, across, under, or over any lands or any streets, hills, valleys, roads, railways or tramways, or any rivers, canals, brooks, streams, or other waters, or any drains, water pipes, gas pipes, electric wires, or posts, such temporary or permanent inclined planes, arches, tunnels, culverts, embankments, aqueducts, bridges, roads, lines of railway, ways, passages, conduits, drains, piers, abutments, cuttings, and fences as the administration thinks proper;
(2) alter the course of any rivers, brooks, streams, or watercourses, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining tunnels, bridges, passages or other works over or under them; and divert, widen, narrow, or alter, as well temporarily as permanently, the course of any rivers, brooks, streams, or watercourses, or any roads, streets, or ways; or raise or sink the level thereof in order the more conveniently to carry them over or under or by the side of the railway as the administration thinks proper;
(3) make drains or conduits into, through, or under any lands adjoining the railway for the purpose of conveying water to or from the railway;
(4) erect and construct such houses, warehouses, offices, buildings, etc. and other buildings, and such yards, stations, wharves, engines, machinery, apparatus, and other works and conveniences as the administration thinks proper;
Alteration or discontinuance thereof.
Other necessary works.
Control of
(5) alter, repair, or discontinue such buildings, works and conveniences as aforesaid or any of them and substitute others in their stead; and
(6) do all other acts necessary for making, maintaining, altering, or repairing, and using the railway.
The exercise of the powers conferred on the administration by this section shall be subject to the control of the Governor in Council.
1770
No. 21 of 1909.
Sanction by Governor in Council of railway construction. Ordinance
RAILWAYS.
7. The Governor in Council may authorise the construc- tion of any railway within the Colony, and the Governor may acquire under the provisions of the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 1900, such lands as he may deem No.10 of 1900. necessary for the purposes of such railway.
Authority to execute all
necessary work.
Construction of inclined planes, etc.
Alteration of the
courses of rivers, etc.
Construction of drains or conduits.
Erection of
Construction.
8. For the purpose of constructing any such authorised railway, the administration may-
(1) make or construct in, upon, across, under, or over any lands or any streets, hills, valleys, roads, railways or tramways, or any rivers, canals, brooks, streams, or other waters, or any drains, water pipes, gas pipes, electric wires, or posts, such temporary or permanent inclined planes, arches, tunnels, culverts, embankments, aqueducts, bridges, roads, lines of railway, ways, passages, conduits, drains, piers, abutments, cuttings, and fences as the administration thinks proper;
(2) alter the course of any rivers, brooks, streams, or watercourses, for the purpose of constructing and maintain- ing tunnels, bridges, passages or other works over or under them; and divert, widen, narrow, or alter, as well temporarily as permanently, the course of any rivers, brooks, streams, or watercourses, or any roads, streets, or ways; or raise or sink the level thereof in order the more conveniently to carry them over or under or by the side of the railway as the administration thinks proper;
(3) make drains or conduits into, through, or under any lands adjoining the railway for the purpose of conveying water to or from the railway;
(4) erect and construct such houses, warehouses, offices, buildings, etc. and other buildings, and such yards, stations, wharves, engines, machinery, apparatus, and other works and con- veniences as the administration thinks proper;
Alteration or
discon-
tinuance thereof.
Other neces- sary works.
Control of
(5) alter, repair, or discontinue such buildings, works and conveniences as aforesaid or any of them and substitute others in their stead; and
(6) do all other acts necessary for making, maintaining, altering, or repairing, and using the railway.
The exercise of the powers conferred on the administration Governor in by this section shall be subject to the control of the Governor
in Council.
Council.
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