Act 5 of 1857

The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857

An Act to confer certain powers on the Oriental Gas Company, Limited.

  • Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • Enacted 1857-02-13
  • 27 sections
SectionTitle
1 Power to break up streets, etc., under superintendence, and to open drains.Read
2 Not to enter on private land without consent.Read
3 Notice to be served on persons having control, etc., before breaking up streets or opening drains.Read
4 Streets or drains not to be broken up except under superintendence of persons having control of the same. If persons having the control, etc., fail to superintend, Company may proceed with the work. Read
5 Streets broken up to be reinstated without delay.Read
6 Penalty for delay in reinstating streets.Read
7 In case of delay, other parties may reinstate, and recover the expenses. Expense how to be ascertained and recovered. Read
8 Power to enter buildings for ascertaining quantity of gas consumed.Read
9 Recovery of rent due for gas.Read
10 Power to take away pipes when supply of gas discontinued.Read
11 Meters not liable to distress for rent, etc.Read
12 Penalty for fraudulently using gas.Read
13 Penalty for wilfully damaging pipes.Read
14 Satisfaction for accidentally damaging pipes.Read
15 Penalty for causing water to be corrupted. Daily penalty during the continuance of the offence.Read
16 Daily penalty during escape of Gas after notice.Read
17 Penalty if water be fouled by Gas.Read
18 Power to examine Gas-pipes to ascertain cause of water being fouled.Read
19 Expenses to abide result of examination.Read
20 How expenses to be ascertained.Read
21 Liability to indictments for nuisance.Read
22 Copies of the original Deed of Association and of all rules, etc., to be kept for inspection at the office of the Company in Calcutta and in the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, or the Keeper of the Records of the Supreme Court at Fort William. Read
23 Service of process.Read
24 Recovery of penalties, etc.Read
25 Levy by distress.Read
26 No distress unlawful for want of form, etc.Read
27 InterpretationRead
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