Statute Law Repeals - Law Commission - Ministry of Justice

Bishop’s Castle and Montgomery Railway (Abandonment) Act 1887
9.163 The Bishop’s Castle and Montgomery Railway (Abandonment) Act 1887 322 was
passed to authorise the Bishop’s Castle and Montgomery Railway Company to
abandon a proposed railway between Montgomery (Powys) and Lydham
(Shropshire). The railway had been authorised by the Bishop’s Castle and
Montgomery Railway Act 1884. 323 The abandonment of the railway project,
together with the dissolution of the company pursuant to the 1887 Act, means
that the 1887 Act itself has now become obsolete.
Merionethshire Railway (Abandonment) Act 1887
9.164 The Merionethshire Railway (Abandonment) Act 1887 324 was passed to authorise
the Merionethshire Railway Company to abandon a proposed railway between
Ffestiniog and Llandecwyn in Caernarfonshire. The railway had been authorised
by the Merionethshire Railway Act 1871. 325 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 1887 Act,
means that the 1887 Act itself has now become obsolete.
Billinghay and Metheringham (Light) Railway (Abandonment) Act 1888
9.165 The Billinghay and Metheringham (Light) Railway (Abandonment) Act 1888 326
was passed to authorise the Billinghay and Metheringham (Light) Railway
Company to abandon a proposed railway in Lincolnshire. The railway had been
authorised by the Billinghay and Metheringham Light Railway Act 1883. 327 The
abandonment of the railway project, together with the dissolution of the company
pursuant to the 1888 Act, means that the 1888 Act itself has now become
obsolete.
Isle of Axholme Railway (Abandonment) Act 1888
9.166 The Isle of Axholme Railway (Abandonment) Act 1888 328 was passed to
authorise the Isle of Axholme Railway Company to abandon a proposed railway
in Lincolnshire from Haxey to Crowle. The railway had been authorised by the
Isle of Axholme Railway Act 1885. 329 The abandonment of the railway project,
together with the dissolution of the company pursuant to the 1888 Act, means
that the 1888 Act itself has now become obsolete.
322 50 & 51 Vict. c.lxviii.
323 47 & 48 Vict. c.ccxxi.
324 50 & 51 Vict. c.cviii.
325 34 & 35 Vict. c.lxxii.
326 51 & 52 Vict. c.iv.
327 46 & 47 Vict. c.cxvii.
328 51 & 52 Vict. c.viii.
329 48 & 49 Vict. c.liv.
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