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5/1857 - The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857 ▶

Act Number: 5

Act Name: The Oriental Gas Company Act, 1857

Year: 1857

Enactment Date: 1857-02-13

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

Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Department:

Section Number	Title	Actions
1	Power to break up streets, etc., under superintendence, and to open drains.
2	Not to enter on private land without consent.
3	Notice to be served on persons having control, etc., before breaking up streets or opening drains.
5	Streets broken up to be reinstated without delay.
6	Penalty for delay in reinstating streets.
8	Power to enter buildings for ascertaining quantity of gas consumed.
9	Recovery of rent due for gas.
10	Power to take away pipes when supply of gas discontinued.
11	Meters not liable to distress for rent, etc.
12	Penalty for fraudulently using gas.
13	Penalty for wilfully damaging pipes.
14	Satisfaction for accidentally damaging pipes.
15	Penalty for causing water to be corrupted. Daily penalty during the continuance of the offence.
16	Daily penalty during escape of Gas after notice.
17	Penalty if water be fouled by Gas.
18	Power to examine Gas-pipes to ascertain cause of water being fouled.
19	Expenses to abide result of examination.
20	How expenses to be ascertained.
21	Liability to indictments for nuisance.
23	Service of process.
24	Recovery of penalties, etc.
25	Levy by distress.
26	No distress unlawful for want of form, etc.
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.
7	In case of delay, other parties may reinstate, and recover the expenses. Expense how to be ascertained and recovered.
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.
27	Interpretation