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The Belfast Electric Lighting Order 1890, confirmed by the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 7) Act 1890 gave the County Borough of Belfast the authority to generate and sell electricity throughout the city.
Belfast Corporation Electricity Department gained the authority to generate and sell electricity under the provisions of the Belfast Electric Lighting Order 1890, confirmed by the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 7) Act 1890 ( 53 & 54 Vict. c. cxcii).
During the 1880s, however, successive Acts of Parliament were passed in order further encourage the introduction of public power supply systems by companies or local authorities and in 1890,...
Sep 6, 2006 · The Belfast Council made its application to proceed in 1890. The initial electricity grid covered only six streets; Royal Ave, Castle Pl, Bridge St, Donegall Place, High St and Cornmarket. The electricity was turned on by Alderman WJ Pirrie (later Lord) on 23 January 1895.
Jun 7, 2021 · The first public electric lighting was installed in Dublin in the 1880s. In 1884, there was a proposal that the lower Shannon area should become the industrial hub of Ireland. The River Shannon had long been the focus of various plans to bring electricity to Ireland.
Section 5 of the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, requires that rules made by the Board of Trade under that Act shall be laid before Parliament, but there is no similar provision in respect to the model form of Provisional Order.
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This record is held by Southampton Archives Office. i. Electric Lighting Act 1882 45 & 46 Vict. ch. 56. ii. Electric Lighting Act 1888 51 & 52 Vict. ch. 12. iii. Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 62 & 63 Vict. ch. 19. iv. Electric Lighting Act 1909 9 Edw. VII ch. 34.
