HC Deb 19 July 1933 vol 280 cc1845-6

In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them,— Agreed charge" has the meaning assigned to it by the first section of this Part of this Act; Merchandise" has the same meaning as in the Railways Act, 1921; Minister" means the Minister of Transport; Railway" includes a light railway, not being a light railway which is laid wholly or mainly along a public carriage way and is used wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers; Railway company" includes any person or body of persons, whether incorporated or not, being the owner or owners or lessee or lessees of, or working, a railway; Trader" means any person sending or receiving, or desiring to send or receive, merchandise by railway; Tribunal" means the Railway Rates Tribunal; Undue preference" has the same meaning as in the Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888.—[Mr. Stanley.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

4.51 p.m.

Mr. STANLEY

I beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."

This Clause is largely a matter of drafting. We decided to pick out the numerous definitions which are scattered about in the Clauses in Part II of the Bill and include them in one definition Clause. At the same time we have added a definition of a railway, to make it clear that this part of the Bill will apply to light railways but not to tramways.

Question put, and agreed to.

Clause added to the Bill.