Greenock and Port-Glasgow Tramways Extension [1902] UKHL 880_1 (02 May 1902)

Greenock and Port-Glasgow Tramways Extension [1902] UKHL 880_1 (02 May 1902)

Objectors are entitled to locus standi where proposed statutory powers may affect their interests; statutory companies must operate within explicit limits, and extensions require parliamentary approval with appropriate restrictions.

Citation
[1902] UKHL 880_1
Parties
Promoter: Greenock and Port-Glasgow Tramways Company; Objector: Glasgow and South-Western Railway Company; Objector: Corporation of Greenock
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
02 May 1902
Procedural Posture
Private Legislation Procedure / House of Lords Decision on Provisional Order
Outcome
Objection sustained; objectors granted locus standi; operational limits imposed.
Legal Topics
Locus Standi, Statutory Powers, Competition, Parcel Delivery, Motor Vehicles
Transport Law Administrative Law Locus Standi Statutory Powers Competition Parcel Delivery Motor Vehicles

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Parties

Greenock and Port-Glasgow Tramways Company

Promoter

Glasgow and South-Western Railway Company

Objector

Corporation of Greenock

Objector

Procedural Posture

Private Legislation Procedure / House of Lords Decision on Provisional Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Railway Company has locus standi to object to clause 9 of the Provisional Order
  2. 2 Extent of statutory powers for tramway companies to operate motor cars and parcel delivery services

Ratio Decidendi

Objectors are entitled to locus standi where proposed statutory powers may affect their interests; statutory companies must operate within explicit limits, and extensions require parliamentary approval with appropriate restrictions.

Court Disposition

Objection sustained; objectors granted locus standi; operational limits imposed.

Orders

  • Omnibuses and motor cars may be run within Gourock, Greenock, and Port-Glasgow and within five miles from their boundaries.
  • Parcel delivery by motor cars allowed up to 112 lbs. outside tramways; 56 lbs. limit remains for tramways.