Fulham Roads Act 1749

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Fulham Roads Act 1749
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of Great Britain
Long title An Act for enlarging the Term and Powers granted by an Act passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, for repairing the Road leading from the Town of Fulham, in the County of Middlesex, through Fulham Fields, to the great Road near the Pound at Hammersmith, in the said County.
Citation 23 Geo. 2. c. 10
Territorial extent  Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent 16 November 1749 [a]
Expired19 May 1773
Repealed31 July 2013
Other legislation
Amends Fulham Roads Act 1730
Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013
Relates to
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Fulham Roads Act 1749 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain extending by an additional 21-years from expiry the Fulham Roads Act 1730 (4 Geo. 2. c. 34) for the charging of tolls at turnpikes along specified roads in the parishes of Kensington, Chelsea and Fulham in the county of Middlesex.

Contents

The act became obsolete in May 1773 when the continuation of the Fulham Roads Act 1730 (4 Geo. 2. c. 34) came to an end. [1] The act was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 which had been recommended by the Law Commission. [1]

Background

Prior to the late 19th century, Britain lacked a national framework for highway maintenance. The responsibility for road upkeep primarily fell on the local population through two main systems: [1]

The Fulham Roads Act 1730 authorised the charging of tolls at turnpikes along the road leading from Fulham through Fulham Fields to the great road near the pound at Hammersmith that had become poorly maintained especially in winter, requiring repair. [2]

The toll granted by the Fulham Roads Act 1730 (4 Geo. 2. c. 34) took place on 20 May 1731 for a term of 21 years, with authority to charge tolls to expire no later than 19 May 1752. [2]

The Trustees appointed under the Fulham Roads Act 1730 (4 Geo. 2. c. 34) had borrowed £550 for the purpose of repairing the road, however, “such Road is at present far from being sufficiently repaired; nor can the same be effectually amended, and kept in repair, for the future, or the aforesaid Debt of Five hundred and fifty Pounds be paid off, unless the said Term granted by the [1730 Act], and the Powers given thereby, be enlarged”. [1]

Provisions

The act provided: [3]

Repeal

The 19th Statute Law Repeals Report of the Law Commission recommend repealing the act, as well as the Fulham Roads Act 1730 (4 Geo. 2. c. 34): [1]

"Under the terms of the 1749 Act, both Acts were to expire on or before May 1773. It follows that neither Act has served any useful purpose for about 240 years, and their formal repeal is now proposed on that basis."

The act was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013 which received royal assent on 31 January 2013. [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Start of session.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Statute law repeals. 19.2012 (PDF). Scottish Law Commission / The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. London: TSO. 2012. p. 184. ISBN   9780101833028.
  2. 1 2 Danby, Pickering (1765). The Statutes at Large, from the Ninth Year of King George I to the Second Year of King George II. Vol. 17. London. p. 367. ISBN   9780331878042 . Retrieved 23 August 2024.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ Danby, Pickering (1765). The Statutes at Large, from the Twenty Third Year of King George II to the Twenty Sixth Year of King George II. Vol. 20. London. p. 417. ISBN   9781171198277 . Retrieved 23 August 2024.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2013", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 2013 c. 2
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