Railway and Canal Commission

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Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act for the better regulation of Railway and Canal Traffic, and for other purposes.
Citation 51 & 52 Vict. c. 25
Dates
Royal assent 10 August 1888
Commencement 1 January 1889
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Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Railway and Canal Commission (Abolition) Act 1949
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to abolish the Railway and Canal Commission and make provision for the future exercise and performance of their functions; to amend and repeal certain enactments relating to their functions; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Citation 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 11
Dates
Royal assent 9 March 1949

The Railway and Canal Commission was a British court of record, established by the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 25) and abolished by the Railway and Canal Commission (Abolition) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 11).

The Regulation of Railways Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict. c. 48) established the Railway Commissioners, created to carry into effect the provisions of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1854. When the 1873 act expired, Parliament established the Railway and Canal Commission in 1888. It originally consisted of five commissioners.

The jurisdiction of the commission having been progressively whittled down, it was abolished in 1949. Its last member, Sir Francis Taylor, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Maenan shortly before its abolition.