Mufulira-Mokambo Railway Act

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THE MUFULIRA-MOKAMBO RAILWAY ACT
CHAPTER 461 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 461 THE MUFULIRA-MOKAMBO RAILWAY ACT
THE MUFULIRA-MOKAMBO RAILWAY ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Power to construct, equip, complete, etc., and to publish termini and plans in
Gazette
4. Power to construct telegraphs and telephones
5. Power to enter upon and to ascertain nature of land
6. Power to enter upon and to hold land
7. Notice before entry and payment of compensation
8. Company to pay rates and taxes
CHAPTER 461

ature of land
6. Power to enter upon and to hold land
7. Notice before entry and payment of compensation
8. Company to pay rates and taxes
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*(1)MUFULIRA-MOKAMBO RAILWAY
An Act to make provision for the construction of a line of railway from a point near
Mokambo Siding to a point near Mufulira; and to provide for matters incidental
to or connected therewith. [14th June, 1929]
*See section 89 of the Zambia Railways Act (Cap. 767 of the old edition) which empowers the
Minister to amend, modify or repeal the provisions of this Act. 24 of 1929
9 of 1930
14 of 1932
19 of 1933
34 of 1948
25 of 1949
Government Notice
497 of 1964
Statutory Instrument
154 of 1965
1. This Act may be cited as the Mufulira-Mokambo Railway Act. Short title
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
"Company" shall mean and be restricted in its application to the-*(2)Mashonaland
Railway Company Limited or its nominees;
* Note.By Act No. 14 of 1932 all title, rights, powers and privileges which were conferred on the
Mufulira Copper Mines Limited before the commencement of that Act were conferred on the
Mashonaland Railway Company Limited.

ich were conferred on the
Mufulira Copper Mines Limited before the commencement of that Act were conferred on the
Mashonaland Railway Company Limited.

"railroad" shall mean and include the railway track or way and the rails and
appurtenances laid thereon;
"railway" shall mean the Mufulira-Mokambo Railway. (As amended by No. 14 of 1932)
3. The Company shall be and is hereby authorised and empowered to construct,
equip, complete, maintain and work a line of railway of one or more tracks of metals and
all necessary junctions and sidings in Zambia from a point to be determined on the
Zambia-Congo border near Mokambo Siding in the Congo to a point to be determined in
the vicinity of Mufulira, the said points and the course of the said line to be defined and
published hereafter together with a plan thereof in the Gazette. (As amended by S.I. No. 154 of 1965)
Power to construct,
equip, complete, etc.,
and to publish termini
and plans in Gazette

an thereof in the Gazette. (As amended by S.I. No. 154 of 1965)
Power to construct,
equip, complete, etc.,
and to publish termini
and plans in Gazette

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4. The Company shall be and is hereby authorised and empowered to construct
and maintain telegraphic or telephonic communication by means of cables, cords or wires
adjacent to the railway upon the land hereby authorised to be held by the Company and
for that purpose to enter upon any lands, roads or streets when such entry is necessary
for the construction and maintenance of the communication hereby authorised. Every
cable, cord or wire of any such line if above the surface crossing any road or street shall
be placed at least 5.5 metres from the ground and so as not to hinder or obstruct the free
use or enjoyment of such road or street further than is absolutely necessary for the proper
construction, establishment and maintenance of any such communication. *See section 89 of the Zambia Railways Act (Cap. 767 of the old edition) which empowers the
Minister to amend, modify or repeal the provisions of this Act. Note.-By Act No.

Zambia Railways Act (Cap. 767 of the old edition) which empowers the
Minister to amend, modify or repeal the provisions of this Act. Note.-By Act No.

14 of 1932 all title, rights, powers and privileges which were conferred on the
Mufulira Copper Mines Limited before the commencement of that Act were conferred on the
Mashonaland Railway Company Limited. Power to construct
telegraphs and
telephones
5. The Company upon reasonable notice may by any person thereto authorised in
writing enter upon any land for the purpose of surveying the same and of probing and
boring in order to ascertain the nature of the soil or for the purpose of setting out the line
of railway between the said points. Power to enter upon
and to ascertain
nature of land
6. The Company shall have the power to enter upon, take possession of, hold,
retain and use land between the said points of a uniform width throughout of 91.44 metres
and also such other land as may be required at any time for junctions, sidings, stations,
approaches and any other works: subject to the submission of plans to and the
subsequent approval and consent of the Government. (As amended by S.I. No. 154 of 1965)
Power to enter upon
and to hold land
7.

on of plans to and the
subsequent approval and consent of the Government. (As amended by S.I. No. 154 of 1965)
Power to enter upon
and to hold land
7.

Providing always that no land shall be entered upon or taken without previous
notice to the owner thereof or, if the owner be absent from Zambia or his place of
residence be not known, without such previous advertisement of the notice as may be
directed. The Company shall be liable to pay compensation in respect of any land so
taken and in respect of injury or damage to actual improvements existing thereon. (As amended by S.I. No. 154 of 1965)
Notice before entry
and payment of
compensation
8. All railways and electric telegraphs and all stations, lands, houses, works,
properties and things belonging thereto or held in connection therewith shall be subject to
municipal or other local rates or taxes now or hereafter to be made or imposed. Company to pay rates
and taxes

onnection therewith shall be subject to
municipal or other local rates or taxes now or hereafter to be made or imposed. Company to pay rates
and taxes

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Endnotes
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*See section 89 of the Zambia Railways Act (Cap. 767 of the old edition) which empowers the Minister to amend, modify or
repeal the provisions of this Act.
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Note.By Act No. 14 of 1932 all title, rights, powers and privileges which were conferred on the
Mufulira Copper Mines Limited before the commencement of that Act were conferred on the
Mashonaland Railway Company Limited.