Railway Regulation (Gauge) Act, 1846

Railways constructed or altered contrary to this Act may be abated or removed.

7. Over and above the penalty herein-before provided, if any railway used for the conveyance of passengers shall be constructed or altered contrary to the provisions of this Act, it shall be lawful for the commissioners of her Majesty’s woods, forests, land revenues, works, and buildings, or for the lords of the committee of her Majesty’s privy council for trade and foreign plantations, to abate and remove the same or any part thereof so constructed or altered contrary to the provisions of this Act, and to restore the site thereof to its former condition.