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TELEGRAPH ACT 1868 - SECT 6

Acts, &c. of companies selling their undertakings to remain in force, and the powers thereof to be exercised by or against the Post Office.

6. All Acts, charters, and grants, and all valid deeds and agreements made to,
from, by, or with any company whose undertaking shall be sold and conveyed to
the [Post Office] under the powers of this Act, shall (except as far as they
are by this Act expressed to be varied or repealed, or are inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act,) remain in full force, and all matters to be done,
continued, or completed, or which, but for the passing of this Act, would,
might, or could be done, continued, or completed by or against the company so
selling their undertaking, their officers or servants, shall or may (as the
case requires) be done, continued, or completed by or against the [Post
Office], [its] officers and servants, and those Acts, charters, grants, deeds,
and agreements shall be construed as if the [Post Office] has been named
therein instead of the company so selling their undertaking: and it shall be
lawful for any person to enforce any such Act, charter, grant, deed, or
agreement by action, suit, or other legal proceeding against the [Post
Office]....

S.7 rep. by SLR 1960. S.8 rep. by SLR 1893 (No.2); SLR 1953. S.10 rep. by SLR
1893 (No.2)

Agreements in schedule confirmed.



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