Railway and Canal Commission explained

Short Title:Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act for the better regulation of Railway and Canal Traffic, and for other purposes.
Year:1888
Citation:51 & 52 Vict. c. 25
Royal Assent:10 August 1888
Commencement:1 January 1889
Status:amended
Original Text:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/51-52/25/contents/enacted
Uk-Leg Title:Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888
Collapsed:yes
Short Title:Railway and Canal Commission (Abolition) Act 1949
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to abolish the Railway and Canal Commission and make provision for the future exercise and performance of their functions; to amend and repeal certain enactments relating to their functions; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Year:1949
Citation:12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 11
Royal Assent:9 March 1949
Collapsed:yse

The Railway and Canal Commission was a British court of record, established by the (51 & 52 Vict. c. 25) and abolished by the (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 11).

The Regulation of Railways Act 1873 established the Railway Commissioners, created to carry into effect the provisions of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1854. When the 1873 act expired, Parliament established the Railway and Canal Commission in 1888. It originally consisted of five commissioners.

The jurisdiction of the commission having been progressively whittled down, it was abolished in 1949. Its last member, Sir Francis Taylor, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Maenan shortly before its abolition.

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