And with respect to access to the special Act, be it enacted as follows:
The undertakers 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 shall also within the space of such six months [F1deposit in the office of the clerk of the peace of the county in England or Ireland, and in the office of the sheriff’s clerk of the county in Scotland, in which the undertaking is situate] [F1deposit in the office of the chief clerk], a copy of such special Act, so printed as aforesaid; and the said clerk of the peace and sheriff clerk shall receive, and they and the undertakers respectively shall keep, the said copies of the special Act, and shall allow all persons interested therein 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 M1Parliamentary Documents Deposit Act 1837.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 58 substituted (N.I.) (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 12(3) (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k) (with art. 3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1References to “clerk of the peace of the county” to be construed as references to “proper officer of the county council”: Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 1(2) and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 29 para. 4(1)(b)
C2Reference to “sheriff clerk of the county” to be construed as reference to “sheriff clerk of sheriff court district concerned”: Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 27 Pt. I para. 1(3)
C3Reference to “Ireland” to be construed as exclusive of Republic of Ireland: S.R. & O. 1923/405 (Rev. X p. 298: 1923 p. 400) art. 2
Marginal Citations
If the undertakers fail to keep or deposit, as herein-before mentioned, any of the said copies of the special Act, they shall forfeit [F2level 2 on the standard scale] for every such offence, and also five pounds for every day afterwards during which such copy shall be not so kept or deposited.
Textual Amendments
F2Words substituted (E.W.S.) by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G
Textual Amendments
F3S. 60 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1875 (c. 66)