Railways Act 1921

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I Reorganisation of Railway System.

   1. 1. Grouping of railways.

   2. 2. Preparation and settlement of amalgamation schemes.

   3. 3. Provisions to be contained in amalgamation schemes.

   4. 4. Preparation and approval of absorption schemes.

   5. 5. Provisions to be contained in absorption schemes.

   6. 6. Provisions as to determination of terms and conditions of amalgamation or transfer.

   7. 7. Supplementary provisions as to schemes.

   8. 8. Preliminary scheme.

   9. 9. Constitution and procedure of amalgamation tribunal.

   10. 10. Staff and expenses of tribunal.

   11. 11. Composition of claims in respect of Government possession of railways.

   12. 12. Allocation of compensation under railway agreements.

   13. 13. Power of constituent companies to issue redeemable debenture stock.

   14. 14. Railway Clearing House.

   15. 15. Power of trustees to invest in securities of amalgamated companies.

3. PART II Regulation of Railways.

   1. 16. Power to make orders as to working of railway companies.

   2. 17. Power to make orders as to acquisition of land, &c.

   3. 18. Power to confirm agreements for the purchase, lease, or working of railways.

   4. 19. Restrictions on combination.

4. PART III Railway Charges.

   1. Constitution and Procedure of Mates Tribunal.

      1. 20. Rates tribunal.

      2. 21. Appointment of officers and expenses of tribunal.

      3. 22. Procedure.

      4. 23. Sittings.

      5. 24. Additional members of tribunal.

      6. 25. Decisions.

      7. 26. Appeals.

   2. Jurisdiction of Tribunal.

      1. 27. Transfer of powers of Railway and Canal Commission.

      2. 28. Functions of tribunal.

   3. Classification of Merchandise.

      1. 29. Classification of merchandise.

   4. Standard Charges.

      1. 30. Submission of schedules of charges.

      2. 31. Settlement of schedules.

      3. 32. Obligation to charge standard charges.

      4. 33. Application of schedules to non-amalgamated companies.

      5. 34. Repeal of existing provisions.

      6. 35. Subsequent modifications of standard charges.

   5. Exceptional Charges.

      1. 36. Provisions as to existing exceptional rates.

      2. 37. New exceptional rates.

      3. 38. Variation of exceptional rates.

      4. 39. Review of competitive exceptional rates.

      5. 40. Disintegration of exceptional rates.

      6. 41. Exceptional fares.

   6. Conditions of Carriage.

      1. 42. Submission of proposed conditions.

      2. 43. Settlement by tribunal.

      3. 44. Conditions on which merchandise to be carried.

      4. 45. Alteration of conditions.

   7. Miscellaneous Provisions as to Charges.

      1. 46. Owner's risk rates.

      2. 47. Through rates and fares.

      3. 48. Minimum rates.

      4. 49. Collection and delivery charges.

      5. 50. Dangerous goods.

      6. 51. Charges on jointly owned lines.

      7. 52. Charges for competitive traffic.

      8. 53. Fares on ships.

      9. 54. Publication of schedules of standard charges, &c.

      10. 55. Miscellaneous provisions as to rates.

      11. 56. Amendments of certain Acts.

      12. 57. Interpretation of Part III.

   8. Adjustment of Charges to Revenue.

      1. 58. Adjustment of powers of charging to revenue.

      2. 59. Periodical review of standard charges and exceptional rates.

   9. Transitory Provisions.

      1. 60. Transitory provisions as to charges generally.

      2. 61. Provisions as to charges in connection with private sidings.

5. PART IV Wages and Conditions op Service.

   1. 62. Settlement of disputes as to pay and conditions of service.

   2. 63. Establishment of councils.

   3. 64. Reconstitution of Central and National Wages Boards.

   4. 65. Power to make schemes.

   5. 66. Application of Part IV.

   6. 67. Railway police force conferences.

6. PART V Light Railways.

   1. 68. Amendment of procedure for making light railway orders.

   2. 69. Provisions as to purchase of land.

   3. 70. Government advances to light railways.

   4. 71. Power of councils to give guarantees.

   5. 72. Powers of charging by light railway companies.

   6. 73. Amendment of ss.11 and 24 of principal Act.

   7. 74. Construction of Part V.

7. PART VI General.

   1. 75. Facilities.

   2. 76. Allocation of receipts on worked railways.

   3. 77. Accounts, returns, and statistics.

   4. 78. Provision for applications by public authorities in certain cases.

   5. 79. Provision as to railway officers transferred to Minister.

   6. 80. Provisions as to inquiries.

   7. 81. Notices, &c.

   8. 82. Mode of action by Board of Trade.

   9. 83. Application to Scotland.

   10. 84. Provisions as to Irish railways.

   11. 85. Definition of railway company.

   12. 86. Short title and repeal.

8. SCHEDULES.

   1. FIRST SCHEDULE

   2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      Board of Directors of Amalgamated Company.

      1. PART I First Year.

         1. 1. For the period commencing on the date when the amalgamation...

         2. 2. Before the date when the amalgamation scheme comes into operation...

         3. 3. The directors so elected shall hold office until the date...

         4. 4. In the event of a casual vacancy occurring during the...

      2. PART II After the First Year.

         1. 1. As from the date of the general meeting of the...

         2. 2. The qualification of a director shall be the holding in...

         3. 3. Any casual vacancy occurring among the directors shall be filled...

         4. 4. On the first election of directors, one-third of the total...

         5. 5. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, the provisions...

   3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      Existing Officers and Servants.

   4. FOURTH SCHEDULE

      Division and Form of Schedules of Charges.

      1. PART I Goods and Minerals.

      2. PART II Animal Class.

      3. PART III Carriages.

      4. PART IV Perishable Merchandise by Passenger Train.

   5. FIFTH SCHEDULE

      Miscellaneous Provisions as to Rates.

      1. 1. Calculation of distance.

      2. 2. Calculation of charges on weight and measurement.

      3. 3. Traders trucks.

      4. 4. Charges for sidings and accommodation.

      5. 5. Charges for transhipment.

      6. 6. Charges for use of trucks.

      7. 7. Return of empty trucks.

      8. 8. Charges for conveyance on railway of another company.

      9. 9. Dock and shipping charges.

      10. 10. Provisions as to perishables.

      11. 11. Charges for services not otherwise provide for.

      12. 12. The standard rate for conveyance is the rate which the...

      13. 13. The standard station terminal is the charge which the company...

      14. 14. The standard service terminals are the charges which the company...

      15. 15. Where a consignment by merchandise train is over three hundredweight,...

      16. 16. For a fraction of a mile the company may charge...

      17. 17. Articles sent in large aggregate quantities, although made up of...

      18. 18. For any quantity of merchandise less than a truck load...

      19. 19. The term " terminal station " means a station or...

      20. 20. In this Schedule the word " company " means a...

   6. SIXTH SCHEDULE

   7. SEVENTH SCHEDULE

      National Agreements in regard to Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service of Employees of the Railway Companies in Great Britain.

   8. EIGHTH SCHEDULE

      Schedule of Statistics to be supplied by Railway Companies op Great Britain in addition to those furnished under railway companies (Accounts and Returns) Act, 1911.

   9. NINTH SCHEDULE

      Enactments repealed.

      1. PART I

      2. PART II