[383:2] The cases where land can be taken compulsorily without confirmation by Parliament, are few, and are in the main confined to widening highways, enlarging public buildings, providing for national defence, furnishing allotments to labourers, and acquiring land for parish purposes. The most striking departure from the rule is in the Act of 1896 for the construction of light railways. Cf. Ilbert, "Leg. Methods and Forms," 320.
[383:3] This applies to many matters connected with local government. It is true also of the construction of light railways. 59-60 Vic., c. 48, § 9.
[383:4] This is true, for example, of certificates granted by the Board of Trade to railways, for raising capital, working agreements, and other matters.
[384:1] To this class belong the orders for providing dwellings for the working classes, granting charters to municipal boroughs, changing the boundaries of divided parishes, constructing tramways in Ireland, etc.
[384:2] For a description of the various statutes giving authority to issue provisional orders see Clifford, Ch. xviii., and May, Ch. xxvi., and for a more exhaustive list of those relating to the Local Government Board see Rep. of Com. on Priv. Business, Com. Papers, 1902, VII., 321, App. 10.
[384:3] The only ones that apply are S.O.P.B. 38 and 39 about replacing workmen's dwellings and the deposit of plans.
[385:1] S.O.P.B. 208a.
[385:2] In the House of Lords an unopposed bill, like a public bill, is referred after second reading to a Committee of the Whole. An opposed order goes to a private bill committee, and then, with the rest of the bill to a Committee of the Whole.
[385:3] S.O.P.B. 151.
[386:1] Rep. of Com. on Priv. Business, Com. Papers, 1902, VII., 321, App. 11.