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Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 1845
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Access to special ActE+W+N.I.
And with respect to the provision to be made for affording access to the special Act by all parties interested, be it enacted as follows:
161 Copies of special Act to be kept and deposited, and allowed to be inspected.E+W+N.I.
The company shall, at all times after the expiration of six months after the passing of the special Act, keep in their principal office of business a copy of the special Act, printed by the printers to her Majesty, or some of them; and where the undertaking shall be a railway, canal, or other like undertaking, the works of which shall not be confined to one town or place shall also, within the space of such six months, [F1deposit in the office of each of the clerks of the peace of the several counties into which the works shall extend] [F1deposit in the office of the chief clerk], and in the office of the town clerk of every burgh or city into which or within one mile of which the works shall extend, a copy of such special Act, so printed as aforesaid; and the said clerks of the peace and town clerks shall receive, and they and the company respectively shall retain, the said copies of the special Act, and shall permit all persons interested to inspect the same, and make extracts or copies therefrom, in the like manner and upon the like terms and under the like penalty for default as is provided in the case of certain plans and sections by the M1[F2Local Government Act 1972].
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F1Words in s. 161 substituted (N.I.) (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(2) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)
F2Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1889 (c. 63), s. 38(1)
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162 Penalty on company failing to keep or deposit such copies.E+W+N.I.
If the company shall fail to keep or deposit as herein-before mentioned any of the said copies of the special Act, they shall forfeit twenty pounds for every such offence, and also five pounds for every day afterwards during which such copy shall be not so kept or deposited.
163 Act not to extend to Scotland.E+W+N.I.
And be it enacted, that this Act shall not extend to Scotland.
164 For recovering calls against shareholders residing in Scotland.E+W+N.I.
Provided always, that if any shareholder residing in Scotland shall fail to pay the amount of any call made upon him by the company in respect of any share held by him, it shall be lawful for the company to proceed against him in Scotland, and to sue for and recover the amount of such call, or to declare such share forfeited, in such manner as is by “The M2Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845”, . . . F3 provided in regard to shareholders of any company in Scotland.
165. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4E+W+N.I.
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F4S. 165 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875 (c. 66)
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