Glasgow Corporation (Police) Provisional Order [1904] UKHL 891 (07 July 1904)

Glasgow Corporation (Police) Provisional Order [1904] UKHL 891 (07 July 1904)

The Commissioners allowed the objectors a locus standi, holding that minority or trade interests with a distinct stake in the outcome may be separately represented even if the majority is otherwise represented.

Citation
[1904] UKHL 891
Parties
Promoter: Glasgow Corporation; Respondent: Clyde Navigation Trustees; Objector: Allan Line Steamship Company, Limited and others; Objector: Govan Combination Parish Council; Objector: Alexander Stephen & Sons, Limited
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
07 July 1904
Procedural Posture
Provisional Order Confirmation / Hearing Before House of Lords Commissioners
Outcome
objectors granted locus standi
Legal Topics
Locus Standi, Private Legislation Procedure, Representation of Minority Interests
Administrative Law Local Government Law Parliamentary Procedure Locus Standi Private Legislation Procedure Representation of Minority Interests

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Parties

Glasgow Corporation

Promoter

Clyde Navigation Trustees

Respondent

Allan Line Steamship Company, Limited and others

Objector

Govan Combination Parish Council

Objector

Alexander Stephen & Sons, Limited

Objector

Procedural Posture

Provisional Order Confirmation / Hearing Before House of Lords Commissioners

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether objectors had locus standi to oppose the Provisional Order despite being ratepayers represented by the Trust and Corporation
  2. 2 Whether minority interests within a body already represented as a whole are entitled to separate representation in private legislation procedures

Ratio Decidendi

The Commissioners allowed the objectors a locus standi, holding that minority or trade interests with a distinct stake in the outcome may be separately represented even if the majority is otherwise represented.

Court Disposition

objectors granted locus standi

Orders

  • Objectors permitted to be heard in opposition to the Provisional Order