Nkana-Nchanga Branch Railway Act

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THE NKANA-NCHANGA BRANCH RAILWAY ACT
CHAPTER 457 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 457 THE NKANA-NCHANGA BRANCH RAILWAY ACT
THE NKANA-NCHANGA BRANCH 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

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

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CHAPTER 457
*(1)NKANA-NCHANGA BRANCH RAILWAY
An Act to make provision for the construction of a line of railway from a point near
Bwana Mkubwa to a point near the Nchanga Mine; and to provide for matters
incidental to or connected therewith. [23rd March, 1928]
*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. 27 of 1927
43 of 1929
21 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 Nkana-Nchanga Branch 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 Mashonaland
Railway Company Limited or its nominees;
"railroad" shall mean and include the railway track or way and the rails and
appurtenances laid thereon;
"railway" shall mean the Nkana-Nchanga Branch Railway. plans in Gazette
3.

lude the railway track or way and the rails and
appurtenances laid thereon;
"railway" shall mean the Nkana-Nchanga Branch Railway. plans in Gazette
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 in the vicinity
of Bwana Mkubwa to a point to be determined in the vicinity of the Nchanga Mine, 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
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 ceded to 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.

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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. Power to construct
telegraphs and
telephones

bsolutely necessary for the proper
construction, establishment and maintenance of any such communication. Power to construct
telegraphs and
telephones

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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 of setting out the line of railway
between the said points. *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. 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

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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.