The Water Acts, 1945 and 1948 : handbook of local legislation relating to water supply, 1st August, 1948 to 31st July 1949.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Health.
Date:
1950
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Credit: The Water Acts, 1945 and 1948 : handbook of local legislation relating to water supply, 1st August, 1948 to 31st July 1949. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WATER, ENGLAND The Driffield Water Order, 1948 Tth August, 1948 Tth August, 1948 Made - - - - Coming into Operation 108036. The Minister of Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 23 of the Water Act, 1945, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby orders as follows :— 1.—(1) This order may be cited as the Driffield Water Order, 1948. (2) The Driffield Water Act, 1882, the Driffield Water Company (Modification of Charges) Order, 1922(a), and this order may be cited together as the Driffield Water Act and Orders, 1882 to 1948. 2.—_(1) The Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, except sec- tions 56 to 60 (which relate to the conversion of borrowed money into capital) and the Companies Clauses Act, 1863, except Part IV (which relates to change of name), as amended by subsequent Acts, are, so far as applicable for the purposes and subject to the provisions of - this Order, hereby incorporated with and form part of this Order. (2) For the purpose of such incorporation the expression “ special Act’ where used in the said Acts shall ‘be construed to mean this order and the term “Company ” shall mean the Undertakers. (3) The Companies Clauses Act, 1863, as so incorporated shall have effect as if the words “and to the same amount as” in section 22 (which contains regulations as to the creation and issue of debenture stock) were omitted. 3. In this order unless the context otherwise requires— “the Undertakers ’” means the Driffield Water Company ; “ the undertaking ” means the water undertaking of the Undertakers as for the time being authorised by any enactment ;: “the North End Pumping Station” means the well or bore hole and pumping station upon the land described in the first schedule to this order ; | “enactment ” has the same meaning as in the Water Act, 1945. 4.—(1) The Undertakers may continue and maintain the North End Pumping Station. (2) The Undertakers may on and under the lands described in the first schedule to this order make and maintain (in addition to the works authorised by section 4 of the Third Schedule to the Water Act, 1945, as applied, to the undertaking by this order) all such wells, bores, (a) S.R. & O. 1922 No. 155. 1 67206 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c24: Short and collective titles. 45 & 46 Vict. (ome Incorpora- tion of Companies Clauses Acts. 8 & 9 Vict. c..16. 26 & 27 Vict c. 118. Interpre- tation. Power to maintain works.