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Railway and Canal Trafo.

[49 VICT.]

A.D. 1886.

appeals to Commis- sioners.

Power for Commission. ers to appor-

tion expenses

between railway company and applicants for works.

Revised rates

to be sub-

mitted to

appeals, either of its own motion or on the application of any party to the appeal, to transfer to the Commissioners any rating appeal to which any railway company is a party.

(2.) Where any rating appeal is so transferred, the Commissioners shall hear and determine the appeal, and certify their judgment to B the court which transferred the appeal; and thereupon such court shall then enforce the judgment of the Commissioners, as if it were its own judgment.

(3.) Where any rating appeal is so transferred the court of quarter sessions, or the special sessions, as the case may be, shall 10 respite the appeal until the sessions next after the determination of the Commissioners thereon has been certified.

18. (1.) Where the Board of Trade or the Commissioners in the exercise of any power given by the general Acts for the regulation of railways or canals, or by any special Act relating to a railway or 15 canal, on the application of any local authority or person, order a railway or canal company to provide a bridge, subway, or approach, or to execute or do any work or thing, they may require as a con- dition of making the order that the applicants or any of them shall pay a portion of the expenses of complying with the order.

(2.) In such case any question respecting the persons by whom or the proportions in which the expenses of complying with the order are to be defrayed may, on the application of any party to the application, or on a certificate of the Board of Trade, be determined by the Commissioners.

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(3.) For the purpose of paying any expenses apportioned to a local authority under the powers conferred by this Act, such local authority may apply any fund applicable to the payment of the expenses of the execution of their duties, and give an under- taking, binding on themselves and their successors, to pay the 80 amount of those expenses.

Revised Schedules of Rates.

19. (1.) Notwithstanding any provision that may be contained and terminals in any general or special Act, every railway company, within twelve

months from the commencement of this Act, shall submit to the 85 Commissioners a revised classification of rates and charges, and a revised schedule of maximum rates and charges, proposed to be charged by such company, including in the rates and charges to bo so submitted terminal charges,

and settled by Commis.

sioners.

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