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Common Carriers Act 1874
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2 Interpretation
*[Section 2 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
common carrier includes mail contractors, stage coach proprietors, railway companies, and carriers by railway or tramway;
office includes warehouse, booking-office, and receiving house;
railway company includes the manager of any railway or tramway constructed or carried on under the powers of any Act.