Caledonian Canal Act 1840

Caledonian Canal Act 1840 is an act of the British Parliament that was passed on 4 August of 1840 "to authorize the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury" to allow for the leasing and management of the Caledonian canal in Scotland.[1]

The Caledonian Canal, which extends from Moray Firth to Loch Linnhe, was completed on 30 October 1822 [2] and opened the same year. An Act of Parliament establishing the Caledenian Canal Commissioners was passed on 27 July 1803, and the commissioners made a corporate body in 1848. Both this canal and the Crinan Canal were subsequently privately leased in 1860.[3]

References
  1. (the University of California) & books.google.co.uk website Law magazine : or quarterly review of jurisprudence , Volume 24 (Google eBook) Saunders and Benning, 1840 [Retrieved 2011-12-17]
  2. (the University of California) & books.google.co.uk website The Bankers magazine (1857), Volume 11 (Google eBook) [Retrieved 2011-12-17]
  3. The National Archives of Scotland nas.gov.uk H.M. General Register House [Retrieved 2011-12-17]
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