| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for consolidating in one Act certain provisions usually contained in Acts authorizing the making of Gasworks for supplying towns with Gas. |
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| Citation | 10 & 11 Vict. c. 15 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 April 1847 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Gasworks Clauses Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 15) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which consolidated the law concerning the authorisation of gasworks.
A plethora of Acts of Parliament concerning gasworks had been enacted since the start of the commercial operations in the 1800s and 1810s. [1] The 1847 Act aimed to consolidate the provisions of all these Acts into a single overarching Act. In 1847 a government commission was established to examine the system of gas supply. [1] It concluded that there was seldom a benefit to the consumer of limited competition between undertakings. The 1847 Act limited company dividends to ten percent. The Act codified the rights and obligations of gas undertakings and regulated dividends and prices. [2]
The Gasworks Clauses Act 1847 received royal assent on 23 April 1847. Its long title is 'An Act for consolidating in one Act certain provisions usually contained in Acts authorizing the making of Gasworks for supplying towns with Gas'.
The Act comprises 50 Sections: [3]
The Act was amended by the Gasworks Clauses Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 41.) [4]
The Act was repealed by the Gas Act 1948 (1948 c. 67).
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