The Caledonian Canal Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 41) is an act of the British Parliament that was passed on 4 August 1840 "to authorize the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury" to allow for the leasing and management of the Caledonian Canal in Scotland.(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]
The canal, which extends from the Moray Firth to Loch Linnhe, was completed on 30 October 1822 and opened the same year.
The Caledonian Canal Act 1803 (43 Geo. 3. c. 102) establishing the Caledonian Canal Commissioners had been passed on 27 July 1803, and the commissioners were made into a corporate body by the Caledonian Canal Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 54). Both this canal and the Crinan Canal were subsequently privately leased following the Caledonian and Crinan Canals Amendment Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 46).The National Archives of Scotland nas.gov.uk H.M. General Register House [Retrieved 2011-12-17]
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