6. (1) Any local authority authorised to run omni- A.D. 1926. buses under this Act may attach to any lamp-post, pole, standard or other similar erection erected on or in the Attachhighway on or near to any of their omnibus routes signs signs 5 or directions indicating the position of stopping places indicating for omnibuses:

Provided that in cases where the local authority are not the owners of such lamp-post, pole, standard or similar erection they shall give notice in writing of their 10 intention to attach thereto any such sign or direction, and shall make compensation to the owner for any damage or injury occasioned to the lamp-post, pole, standard or similar erection by the attachment, and the local authority shall indemnify the owner against any 15 claim for damage occasioned to any person or property by or by reason of the attachment.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the owner to retain any such lamp-post, pole, standard, or similar erection when no longer required for 20 his purposes.

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(3) A local authority shall not attach any such sign or direction to any pole, post, or standard belonging to the Postmaster-General except with his consent in writing.

ment of

stopping places to lamp-posts,

7. In this Act unless the context otherwise re- Interpretaquires

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The expression the Minister
of Transport;

means the Minister

The expression "local authority means

(1) the council of any borough or urban district, and

(2) any joint board or joint committee
which includes in its constitution repre-
sentatives of the council of a borough or
urban district,

if such council, board or committee shall have
been authorised to provide, work or run tram-
ways, trolley vehicle routes or omnibuses, and
for the purposes of this Act the district of such
joint board or joint committee shall be deemed
to include the borough or district of every
council represented thereon;

tion.

The expression "road authority

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means with reference to any road or part of a road over which any proposed omnibus service will pass the authority, company or person charged with or liable to contribute to the maintenance of such 5 road or part of a road;

The expression "trolley vehicle

means a mechanically propelled vehicle adapted for use upon roads without rails and moved by electrical power transmitted thereto from some external 10

source.

8. (1) This Act may be cited as the Omnibuses
Act, 1926.

(2) This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland
or to the London Traffic Area as described in the First 15
Schedule to the London

Traffic Act, 1924.

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Short title and extent

of Act.

authorities to provide and run omni-
and without
To make provision for enabling local

districts.

buses within

their

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Africa Loans (Guarantee).

A

BILL

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Authorise the Treasury to guarantee certain loans A.D. 1926. to be raised respectively by the Government of Palestine and by the Governments of certain territories in East Africa.

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E it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, 5 as follows:

loan.

1.-(1) The Treasury may, subject to the provisions Guarantee of this Act, guarantee in such manner and on such of Palestine conditions as they think fit the payment of the principal and East of and the interest on any loan raised by the Government African 10 of Palestine for the purposes set out in the First Schedule to this Act and any loan raised by the Governments of Kenya, Uganda, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, or Tanganyika for the purposes set out in the Second Schedule to this Act:

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Provided that the amount of the principal of the loans to be guaranteed under this Act shall not in the aggregate exceed, as respects loans raised by the Government of Palestine an amount sufficient to raise four million five hundred thousand pounds, and as respects 20 loans raised by the other Governments aforesaid an amount sufficient to raise ten million pounds.

A.D. 1926.

Africa Loans (Guarantee).

(2) A guarantee shall not be given under this Act until the Government by which the loan is to be raised has provided to the satisfaction of the Treasury and the Secretary of State

(a) For raising, appropriating, and duly applying the 5
loan in the case of a loan to be raised by the
Government of Palestine, for the purposes and
in the manner set out in the First Schedule to
this Act, and, in the case of a loan to be raised
by any of the other Governments aforesaid, for 10
the purposes and in the manner set out in the
Second Schedule to this Act, subject in either
case to any arrangements which may be made
with the assent of the Treasury and the Secretary
of State for the application of savings on one 15
head of expenditure under the said First Schedule
or the said Second Schedule, as the case may
be, to another head of expenditure thereunder:
(b) For the establishment and regulation of one or
more sinking funds for the purpose of the 20
repayment of the principal of the loan or any
instalment thereof within a period not exceeding
forty years from the date on which the loan or
instalment is actually raised and for the manage-
ment of the sinking funds by trustees to be 25
nominated by the Treasury:

(c) For charging on the general revenues and assets
of the territory or colony concerned or on any
other revenues or assets which may be made
available for the purpose, with priority over 30
any charges not existing at the date of the
passing of this Act, the principal and interest of
the loan and the payments to be made to the
sinking funds to be established as aforesaid:
(d) For charging on the general revenues and assets 35
of the territory or colony concerned immediately
after the last mentioned charge the repayment
to the Treasury of any sum issued in pursuance
of this Act out of the Consolidated Fund on
account of the guarantee under this Act with 40
interest on the said sum at such rate as the
Treasury may fix:

(e) For raising, or securing the raising of, sufficient
money to meet the above charges,

Africa Loans (Guarantee).

nor, in the case of a loan to be raised by any Government A.D. 1926, other than the Government of Palestine, until after consultation with an advisory committee appointed by the Secretary of State subject to the approval of the 5 Treasury.

(3) Any sums required by the Treasury for fulfilling any guarantee given under this Act shall be charged on and issued out of the Consolidated Fund or the growing produce thereof, and any sums received by way of the 10 repayment of any sums so issued shall be paid into the Exchequer.

2. This Act may be cited as the Palestine and Short titleş East Africa Loans Act, 1926.