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RAILWAY REGULATION ACT 1842 - SECT 21

Meaning of the words ""railway'' and ""company''.

21. Whenever the word "railway" is used in this or in the said recited Act it
shall be construed to apply to all railways used or intended to be used for
the conveyance of passengers in or upon carriages drawn or impelled by the
power of steam or by any other mechanical power; and whenever the word
"company" is used in this or in the said recited Act it shall be construed to
extend to and include the proprietors for the time being of any such railway,
whether a body corporate or individuals, and their lessees, executors,
administrators, and assigns, unless in either of the above cases the subject
or context be repugnant to such construction.

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