Statute Law Repeals - Law Commission - Ministry of Justice

Ilfracombe Railway (Abandonment) Act 1868
9.127 The Ilfracombe Railway (Abandonment) Act 1868 248 was passed to authorise the
Ilfracombe Railway Company to abandon a proposed railway in Devon between
Bishop’s Tawton and Ilfracombe. The railway had been authorised by the
Ilfracombe Railway Act 1864. 249 Lack of available finance, however, had made it
impossible to construct the railway. The abandonment of the railway project,
together with the dissolution of the company authorised by the 1868 Act, means
that the 1868 Act itself has now become obsolete.
London, Lewes, and Brighton Railways Abandonment Act 1868
9.128 The London, Lewes, and Brighton Railways Abandonment Act 1868 250 was
passed to authorise the South-eastern Railway Company and the London
Chatham and Dover Railway Company to abandon railways proposed for south
London, Surrey and East Sussex. The railways had been authorised by the
South-eastern and London, Chatham and Dover (London, Lewes and Brighton)
Railways Act 1866. 251 Lack of available finance, however, had made it impossible
to construct the railway. The abandonment of the railway project means that the
1868 Act itself has now become obsolete.
Southsea Railway (Abandonment) Act 1869
9.129 The Southsea Railway (Abandonment) Act 1869 252 was passed to authorise the
Southsea Railway Company to abandon a proposed railway in and around
Southsea in Hampshire. The railway had been authorised by the Southsea
Railway Act 1867. 253 Lack of available finance, however, had made it impossible
to construct the railway. The abandonment of the railway project, together with
the dissolution of the company pursuant to the 1869 Act, means that the 1869 Act
itself has now become obsolete.
Harrow, Edgware, and London Railway (Abandonment) Act 1874
9.130 The Harrow, Edgware, and London Railway (Abandonment) Act 1874 254 was
passed to authorise the Harrow, Edgware, and London Railway Company to
abandon a proposed railway in North London. The railway had been authorised
by the Harrow, Edgware, and London Railway Act 1869. 255 The abandonment of
the railway project, together with the dissolution of the company pursuant to the
1874 Act, means that the 1874 Act itself has now become obsolete.
248 31 & 32 Vict. c.lxxi.
249 27 & 28 Vict. c.cclxxii.
250 31 & 32 Vict. c.cxxiii.
251 29 & 30 Vict. c.cccxviii.
252 32 & 33 Vict. c.xciii.
253 30 & 31 Vict. c.cxciv.
254 37 & 38 Vict. c.cvi.
255 32 & 33 Vict. c.lxix.
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