Imperial Telegraphs Act 1938 (c. 57)

Imperial Telegraphs Act 1938 1938 CHAPTER 57 1 and 2 Geo 6 An Act to enable the Treasury and the Postmaster-General to carry out certain arrangements made by His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom with Cable and Wireless Limited, and in connection with those arrangements to amend the law with respect to the calculation of the Post Office net surplus; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. [29th July 1938] Whereas in pursuance of the recommendations of the Conference referred to in the recitals of the M1 Imperial Telegraphs Act 1929, certain telegraphic undertakings were transferred to a company, therein referred to as “the Communications Company” and now named “Cable and Wireless Limited”: And whereas in a lease (hereinafter referred to as “the said lease”) dated the fourth day of September nineteen hundred and twenty-nine and made between the Postmaster-General on behalf of His Majesty of the first part, Cable and Wireless Limited (by its then name of Imperial and International Communications Limited) of the second part and Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited (by its then name of Cables and Wireless Limited) of the third part, the Postmaster-General demised to Cable and Wireless Limited certain freehold land and premises more particularly described in the said lease together with certain plant (all which freehold land and premises and plant are hereinafter referred to as “the beam wireless stations”) for the term of twenty-five years from the first d