IN RE RAILWAYS ACT, 1921. APPEAL OF MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL COMPANY. SAME. APPEAL OF DOCK AND HARBOUR AUTHORITIES ASSOCIATION.
(1927) 27 Ll L Rep 189
COURT OF APPEAL.
Before Lord Justice Bankes, Lord Justice Scrutton and Lord Justice Atkin.
Docks owned by railway companies- Delimitation between dock and railway - Adjustment by Railway Rates Tribunal of charges to revenue - Alleged inadequacy of charges in respect of "ancillary or subsidiary" business -Unfair advantage over non-railway docks - Appeal against definition adopted by Railway Rates Tribunal allowed, but no alternative definition laid down-Dependent upon particular circumstances of each dock and upon the statutes governing it-Railways Act, 1921, Sects. 28 (1) (f), 58 (4), 59 (6), and Schedule V (11)-Construction.