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RAILWAYS CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION ACT 1845 - SECT 62

Justices to have power to order approaches and fences to be made to highways crossing on the level.

62. If where the railway shall cross any highway on the level the company fail
to make convenient ascents and descents or other convenient approaches, and
such handrails, fence, gates, and stiles as they are herein-before required to
make, it shall be lawful for two justices, on the application of the surveyor
of roads, or of any two householders within the parish or district where such
crossing shall be situate, after not less than ten days' notice to
the company, to order the company to make such ascent or descent or other
approach, or such handrails, fences, gates, or stiles as aforesaid, within a
period to be limited for that purpose by such justices; and if the company
fail to comply with such order they shall forfeit five pounds for every day
that they fail so to do; and it shall be lawful for the justices by whom any
such penalty is imposed to order the whole or any part thereof to be applied,
in such manner and by such person as they think fit, in executing the work in
respect whereof such penalty was incurred.

S.63 rep. by SLR 1960. S.64 rep. by 1954 c.9 (NI) s.29 sch.7; SLR 1960

Justices to have power to order repair of bridges, &c.

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