This Act may be cited as the Timaru Borough Empowering Act, 1938.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Municipal Corporations Act, 1933, the Council may, for the purpose of providing more direct access from street to street for foot-passengers, purchase or take under the Public Works Act, 1928, or otherwise acquire, strips of land of such width as the Council thinks fit.

Such access-ways shall be used only for foot-passengers, and the entrances thereto shall be so fenced or barricaded that horses or cattle cannot enter the said ways.

The said Council shall not authorize any person to erect a building on any site adjoining any such access-way unless such site has a frontage to some street, private street, or duly authorized private way as defined by the Municipal Corporations Act, 1933.

No person shall acquire any right to erect a building by reason of the existence or construction of any access-way authorized by this Act.

The Council may construct and maintain such access-ways so that the same shall be suitable for foot-passengers only.

No person shall be entitled to require from the Council any contribution under the provisions of the Fencing Act, 1908, by reason of the ownership of such access-ways by the Corporation.