United Kingdom House of Lords Decisions

Subject_Private Legislation Procedure — Failure to Comply with Preliminary General Orders — Consents of Local Road Authorities not Obtained — Application by Memorial to the Chairmen to Dispense with the General Order not Complied with — Report by the Chairmen. Headnote:

Mr Campion, one of the Examiners under the Standing Orders, reported to the Secretary for Scotland, of date February 4th 1902, that in the case of the Rothesay Tramways (Extension) Draft Provisional Order, the preliminary General Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the promoters had not obtained the consent of the Rothesay Corporation, who were the local and road authorities of the district through which it was proposed to construct Tramways Nos. 1 and 2, nor of the County Council of Bute, who were the road authority of the district through which it was proposed to construct so much of Tramway No. 3 as would, for a distance of 1 furlong 0.95 chains or thereabouts from its commencement, be laid along a public road.

On February 22nd 1902 it was intimated that the petitioners for the Rothesay Tramways (Extension) Draft Provisional Order had in terms of General Order 74 applied by memorial to the Chairmen to dispense with the General Order, which was reported not to have been complied with.

On March 21st 1902 the Chairman of Committee of the House of Lords, and the Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons reported that the General Orders not complied with in respect of the Rothesay Tramways (Extension) Provisional Order ought to be dispensed with and the Order allowed to proceed, provided that the powers to construct Tramways Nos. 1 and 2 be struck out of the Order, and the consent of the County Council of Bute to so much of Tramway No. 3 as affected the interest of the County Council acting as road authority be proved before the Examiner.

Of date April 11th 1902 it was intimated that Mr Campion, one of the Examiners appointed under Standing Orders, had reported to the Secretary for Scotland that in the case of the Rothesay Tramways (Extension) Draft Provisional Order, General Order 63 had been complied with, and that pursuant to the report of the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords, and the Deputy-Chairman of Ways and

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Means in the House of Commons of the 21st day of March in the case of the same Draft Order, proof had been produced of the consent of the County Council of Bute to so much of Tramway No. 3 as affected the interest of the County Council acting as road authority.