General Tramways Act 1884

In the construction of this Act the following expressions, so far as the context and the subject-matter permit, shall have the meanings hereinafter assigned to them respectively, namely—

special Act shall mean any Act which shall hereafter be passed to authorise the construction of a tramway;

prescribed shall be equivalent to prescribed for that purpose in the special Act;

the promoters shall mean the parties authorised by the special Act to execute such works or undertakings;

The word road shall mean any carriageway being a public highway, and the carriageway of any bridge forming part of or leading to the same;

The words road authority shall include the municipal corporation or district council having authority in the place in question;

The word district, in connection with road authority, shall mean the area within which such road authority enjoys control over the roads;

owner, with reference to any notice required by this Act, or the special Act, or any Act incorporated therewith, to be given to the owner of any lands, or any consent to be obtained from the owner of any lands, shall mean any person or corporation who, under the provisions of this or the special Act, would be enabled to sell and convey lands to the promoters of the undertaking;

justices shall mean justices of the peace for the State who shall not be interested in the matter;

the bank shall mean the bank to be named in the special Act as the bank to which payments are to be made.