Railway and Canal Commission
| Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the better regulation of Railway and Canal Traffic, and for other purposes. |
| Citation | 51 & 52 Vict. c. 25 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 August 1888 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1889 |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
| Railway and Canal Commission (Abolition) Act 1949 | |
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| Long title | An Act to abolish the Railway and Canal Commission and make provision for the future exercise and performance of their functions; to amend and repeal certain enactments relating to their functions; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
| Citation | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 11 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 9 March 1949 |
The Railway and Canal Commission was a British court of record, established by the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 25) and abolished by the Railway and Canal Commission (Abolition) Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 11).
The Regulation of Railways Act 1873 established the Railway Commissioners, created to carry into effect the provisions of the Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1854. When the 1873 act expired, Parliament established the Railway and Canal Commission in 1888. It originally consisted of five commissioners.
The jurisdiction of the commission having been progressively whittled down, it was abolished in 1949. Its last member, Sir Francis Taylor, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Maenan shortly before its abolition.