Railways Act, 1924
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Amendments of certain Acts. |
51.—(1) As from the appointed day the Acts mentioned in the Seventh Schedule to this Act shall, in their application to the amalgamated company, have effect subject to the amendments specified in the third column of that schedule. | |
(2) Where any existing special Act relating to any amalgamating or absorbed company does not incorporate a section of any of the Railways Clauses Acts which is amended or repealed by the said schedule but contains provisions corresponding to such section, the like amendment or repeal shall be made of such corresponding provision as is made by the said schedule of the section of the Railways Clauses Act. | ||
(3) For the purpose of the application of sub-section (5) of section 1 and section 2 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1920, to the Orders specified in the Third Schedule to the Statutory Undertakings (Continuance of Charges) (No. 2) Act, 1923 (No. 16 of 1923), pursuant to sub-section (2) of section 3 of the last-mentioned Act, but for no other purpose, the said sub-section (5) of section 1 and section 2 of the first-mentioned Act shall be modified as follows, that is to say:— | ||
(a) the railway tribunal shall be substituted for the rates advisory committee; | ||
(b) a committee consisting of such of the permanent members of the railway tribunal as the railway tribunal with the approval of the Minister shall nominate, such and so many members of the general panel established under Part II of this Act as the Minister shall nominate, and such members (equal in number to the members of the general panel so nominated) of the railway and canal panel established under Part II of this Act as the Minister shall nominate, shall be substituted for the sub-committee mentioned in the said section 2. |