GAS, NUISANCE FROM (continued). For ascertaining if water is so contaminated :- GAS, NUISANCE FROM (METROPOLIS).-Metropolis Gas Act, 1860:- South Metropolitan Gas Company's Act, 1876, s. 29 See also Gas and Water Works Clauses Acts under preced- Commercial Gas Company. GAS, PRESSURE OF.-For testing of meters:- Sale of Gas Act, 1859, s. 13 Gasworks Clauses Act, 1871, s. II Burghs Gas Supply (Scotland) Act, 1876, s. 56 For supply:- GAS, PRESSURE of (MetropoLIS).—For supply :- Gaslight and Coke Company Act, 1876, s. 26 Gas Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1880:- Quarterly report of chief gas examiner, s. 13 For pressure for testing of meters, see preceding heading. If profits excessive, reduction to be made in, s. 35. 114 202 Gas and Water Works Facilities Act, 1870, s. 12 Gasworks Clauses Act, 1871:— Supply and price of gas to public lamps, s. 24 217 Burghs Gas Supply (Scotland) Act, 1876:- Commissioners to fix, s. 41 287 Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892:- To be ascertained by arbitration, in case of dispute, s. 102. South Metropolitan Gas Company's Act, 1869, s. 69 GAS, PRICE OF (METROPOLIS) (continued). City of London Gas Act, 1868, s. 86 Gaslight and Coke Company's Act, 1870, s. 8 South Metropolitan Gas Company's Act, 1869, s. 68 Fixing or varying standard price of common gas:- Gaslight and Coke Company Act, 1876, s. 19 Commercial Gas Act, 1875, s. 53 (to 31 December, 1902) Maximum price of cannel gas:— Gaslight and Coke Company Act, 1876, s. 20. Maximum price for gas supplied south of Thames:— Sliding scale of price and dividend :— Gaslight and Coke Company's Act, 1898, s. 15 (1) (2) PAGE 190 514 526 532 564, 565 520 550 561 571 520 526 Commercial Gas Act, 1902, s. 12 (2) (3) (from 1 January, 1903) 571,572 Metropolis Gas (Prepayment Meter) Act, 1900:- Charges for gas, s. 3 Waste or Misuse of." GAS, PROTECTION OF.-See "Gas, Fraudulent Use of," "Gas, GAS, PURITY OF (METROPOLIS).—Examination of gasworks, by 496 214 218, 219 220 291,292 522 South Metropolitan Gas Company's Act, 1876, s. 29 South Metropolitan Gas Company's Act, 1876, s. 30 540 559 Purity to be prescribed by referees :- Gaslight and Coke Company Act, 1876, s. 30 522 South Metropolitan Gas Company's Act, 1876, s. 31 540 559 Mode and times of testing:- Gaslight and Coke Company Act, 1876, s. 31 Freedom from sulphuretted hydrogen :- Gaslight and Coke Company Act, 1876, s. 33 Provision of testing places and apparatus for testing:- GAS, PURITY OF (METROPOLIS) (continued). Commercial Gas Act, 1875, s. 32 Control, &c., of testing places:— Gaslight and Coke Company Act, 1876, s. 35 South Metropolitan Gas Company's Act, 1876, s. 36 Separate testing place for Company :- Gaslight and Coke Company Act, 1876, s. 36 Gas Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1880:- Company may be represented at testings of, s. 10 Average of testings of, s. 9 Daily reports and access to books, s. 11 Appeal to chief gas examiner, s. 12 Quarterly report of chief gas examiner, s. 13 PAGE 559, 560 523. 541 523 541 560 337 337 337 338 338 338 339 GAS, QUALITY OF.-See "Gas, Illuminating Power of," GAS, RATES FOR.-See "Gas Rents." GAS, RECOVERY OF CHARGES FOR.-See "Gas Rents." GAS, RENTS FOR.-See "Gas Rents." GAS, SALE OF.-See "Gas, Supply of." Gas, Storage OF.—See “Gas, Manufacture and Storage of." Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, s. 23 Railways Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 1845, s. 23 To Baths, &c.:— Baths and Washhouses Act, 1846, s. 28 Gasworks Clauses Act, 1847:- Laying of pipes for, ss. 6-12. Power of company to contract for lighting streets, &c., s. 13 Undertakers may enter buildings for ascertaining quanti- Recovery of rents due for gas, s. 16 Power to take away pipes, &c., when supply discontinued, s. 17 Penalty and discontinuance of supply for fraudulent use of gas, s. 18 Penalty for wilfully damaging pipes, s. 19 For ascertaining price to be paid for gas in case of dispute:- Tramways Act, 1870- Provision as to interference with, s. 30 Rights of companies, &c., to open roads, s. 32 Gas and Water Works Facilities Act, 1870- Quality of gas, s. 12. GAS, SUPPLY OF (continued). Gasworks Clauses Act, 1871 :- Undertakers to furnish sufficient supply to owners and Undertakers may require consumers to use meters, s. 13 Meters not to be connected or disconnected without notice, s. 15... Nature and amount of security, s. 16 PAGE 213, 214 214 214 214 215 215 Consumer to keep his meter in proper order, s. 17 215 215 Undertakers to keep meter let for hire in repair, s. 19. Power to remove meters and fittings, s. 22 Supply and price of gas to public lamps, s. 24 As to consumption of gas supplied to the public lamps, s. 25 For settlement of differences between undertakers and Penalty for failure to supply gas, s. 36 Cost of experiment to be paid according to event, s. 37 Incoming tenants not liable to pay arrears of gas rents, Recovery of rents, &c., s. 40 Recovery of sums due to undertakers, s. 41 Powers of urban authority for lighting their district :-- Public Health Act, 1875, s. 161 Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, s. 80 Power for sale of undertaking of gas company to urban Public Health Act, 1875, s. 162. . Watching and Lighting Act to be superseded by this Act :- 272 Contract for not to disqualify commissioners, s. 13 284 284 285 By company to cease on undertaking vesting in com- Obligation on commissioners as to, s. 45 Gas pipes and apparatus may be put in buildings, s. 46 288 GAS, SUPPLY OF (continued). Power to enter buildings to inspect meters, &c., and for meters, s. 49 PAGE 289 289 Repair of meters, s. 50 289 Power to commissioners to let meters, s. 51 289 Register of meter to be primâ facie evidence, s. 52 289 Power to remove meters and fittings, s. 53. 289, 290 Fraudulently injuring meters, &c., s. 54 290 For preventing wilful waste of gas, s. 55 290 291 Quality of gas, s. 57. Commissioners to maintain apparatus to test illuminating Costs of experiment to be paid according to the event, s. 60 Power for Board of Trade to relieve undertakers from 353 Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890:- Power to gas companies to supply gas to lodging houses, 380 Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892 :- Special powers to commissioners (now town council) Price to be paid for gas to be ascertained in case of dis- Gas to be tested, s. 103 Lighting of common stairs, &c., s. 104 Power to commissioners (now town council) to supply light Situation of gas and water pipes to be altered if required GAS, SUPPLY OF (METROPOLIS).-Metropolis Gas Act, 1860:- Cost of altering districts, s. 13. Gas companies to provide pipes and supply gas and Security to be given to gas company if required, s. 15 Penalty on gas company failing to provide pipes or . 399, 400 |