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(1)Every canal company shall, on or before the first day of January in every year . . . F1 send to the registrar of joint stock companies a return stating the name of the company, a short description of their canal, the name of their principal officer, and the place of their office, or, if they have more than one office, of their principal office.
(2)Every canal company shall . . . F1 from time to time, whenever required by the Board of Trade, not being oftener than once in every year, forward to the Board of Trade in such form and manner as the Board may from time to time prescribe, such returns as the Board of Trade may require for the purpose of showing the capacity of such canal for traffic, and the capital, revenue, expenditure, and profits of the canal company.
(3)When the canal of a canal company, or any part thereof, is intended to be stopped for more than two days, the company shall report to the Board of Trade, stating the time during which such stoppage is intended to last, and when the same is re-opened the company shall so report to the Board of Trade.
(4)A company failing to comply with this section shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding five pounds for every day during which their default continues, and any director, manager, and officer of the company who knowingly and wilfully authorises and permits the default shall be liable, on summary conviction, to the like fine.
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F1Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1908 (c. 49)
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C1S. 39 excluded by Transport Act 1962 (c. 46), s. 24(4)
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