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On what gauge railways for conveyance of passengers shall be made.
Proviso as to railways already constructed.
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[1.] It shall not be lawful (except as herein-after excepted) to construct any railway for the conveyance of passengers on any gauge other than four feet eight inches and half an inch in Great Britain, and five feet three inches in Ireland: Provided always, that nothing herein-before contained shall be deemed to forbid the maintenance and repair of any railway constructed before the passing of this Act on any gauge other than those herein-before specified, or to forbid the laying of new rails on the same gauge on which such railway is constructed within the limits of deviation authorized by the several Acts under the authority of which such railways are severally constructed.
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