The Tramways and Public Companies (Ireland) Act 1883 a development of several earlier acts that was designed to facilitate the construction of economical railway infrastructure in rural Ireland.
History
Earlier acts 1860 and 1861 had allowed for promoters to present their schemes to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (), or more formally Lieutenant General and General Governor of Ireland, was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 until the Partition of Ireland in 1922. This spanned the Kingdo ...
subject to approval by the relevant
Grand Juries
A grand jury is a jury—a group of citizens—empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings, investigate potential crime, criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought. A grand jury may subpoena physical evidence or ...
. The Lord Lieutenant would create at Order in Council to be confirmed by an
Act of Parliament
Acts of Parliament, sometimes referred to as primary legislation, are texts of law passed by the Legislature, legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council). In most countries with a parliamentary system of government, acts of ...
. The Relief and Distress act of 1880 allowed from contributions from
Baronies Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
. This 1883 act gave Grand Juries the power to determine which Baronies were chargeable, made treasury loans available and allowed for loss making concerns to become the property of the local authority.
Impact
of railway were constructed under the act.
Further reading
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References
* {{Cite book, last1=Jenkins, first1=Stanley C., last2=Newham, first2=A.T., year=1992, title=The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
, orig-year=1968, edition=2, isbn=0-85361-407-5, publisher=Oakwood Press, location=Oxford, oclc=221272762
Rail transport in Ireland