'British Enactments in Force in Native States, Volume V: Orders relating to Railways in Native States' [‎37v] (79/246)

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Indian'Railways Act,
1890, and Indian
Railway Board Act,
1905, applied to all
Railways in
Kathiawar.
Acts applied to all
Railways in
Kathiawar except 1
Bhavnagar Railway
in States of Baroda,
Bhavnagar, Limbdi,
Wadhwan, Chuda
and Vala-
Gondal Porbandar
Railway,
Dhasa-Dhoraji
section excluding
length in Yithalgarh
Junagarh Railway
in Gondal and
Junagarh.
V.-—Acts locally applied.
No. 3524-J, dated the 5th September 1889. 'I —Printed in Appendix
No. 784-LB., dated the 9th April 1913. j XVIII.
No. 781-l.B., dated the 9th April 1913. —Whereas the Governor-
General in Council has full and exclusive power and jurisdiction of every kind
over the railway lands specified in 2 notification No, 780-1.B., dated the 9th
April 1913, and over all persons and things whatsoever within the said lands :
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Indian (Foreign Jurisdiction)
Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1902, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf,
the Governor-General in Council is pleased to apply to the said lands (here
inafter styled “ the Railway Lands ”) the enactments specified in the schedule
hereto annexed, in so far as the same may be applicable thereto and subject to
any amendments to which the enactments are for the time being subject in
British India.
Provided, first, that in the enactments as so applied, references to a Local
Government shall be read as referring to the Governor of Bombay in Council :
references to the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority as referring to the
Agent to the Governor in Kathiawar : references to a High Court as referring
to the Court of the Agent to the Governor in Kathiawar: and, except where
the context or the modifications hereinafter referred to otherwise require,
references to British India or a province or the territories subject to a Local
Government as referring to the Railway Lands.
Provided, secondly, that the further modifications and restrictions set forth
in the said schedule shall be made in the said enactments as so applied.
Provided, thirdly, that for the purpose of facilitating the application of the
said enactments any Court in the Railway Lands may construe the provisions
thereof, and any notifications, orders, rules, forms or bye-laws thereunder, with
such alterations, not affecting the substance, as may be necessary or proper to
adapt them to the matter before the Court.
Provided, fourthly, that the Governor of Bombay in Council may direct by
what officer any authority or power under the said enactments shall be exer-
ciseable.
II. The following notifications of the Government of India in the Foreign
Department are hereby cancelled to the extent noted against each :—
(Not reprinted).
Provided that all civil and criminal proceedings pending at the date of this
notification shall be carried on as if this notification had not been issued, but
that, save as aforesaid, all proceedings commenced, officers appointed or * *
1 See footnote 3 on page 3, supra.
* Printed infra, p. 71.