Electrical Motive-power Act 1896
Electrical Motive-power Act 1896
Electrical Motive-power Act 1896
Public Act |
1896 No 47 |
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Date of assent |
17 October 1896 |
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Contents
An Act relating to Electrical Motive-power.
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Short Title.
The Short Title of this Act is “The Electrical Motive-power Act, 1896.”
2 Concessions for use of electricity as motive-power subject to Governor’s consent.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any. other Act, it is hereby declared that, from and after the coming into operation of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any local authority to grant to any person any right or concession for the purpose of either generating or using electricity as a motive-power without in each instance the previous consent of the Governor by Order in Council gazetted.
3 Concessions in breach of Act void.
Every right or concession granted in breach of this Act shall be void for all purposes.
4 Governor may cause inquiries as to feasibility of using waterways for supply of electrical motive-power.
(1.)
The Governor in Council may from time to time cause such inquiries to be made as he thinks fit in order to ascertain the feasibility of utilising the waterways of the colony for the purpose of supplying electrical motive-power for use on the goldfields.
(2.)
A report setting forth the result of such inquiries shall be laid before Parliament as soon as practicable after the inquiries are concluded.