The Perth (Pilotage Powers) Order 2006

Made: 7th February 2006

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 8th February 2006

Coming into force: 1st April 2006

Now therefore the Scottish Ministers, on the application of Perth and Kinross Council, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(4) of the 1987 Act[^f00003] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Perth (Pilotage Powers) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.

• (2) In this Order–

• “Act of 1830” means the Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth and first year of the reign of His Late Majesty King William the Fourth intituled “An Act for enlarging, improving, and maintaining the Port and Harbour of Perth, for improving the Navigation of the River Tay to the said City, and for other Purposes therewith connected”[^f00004];

• “Act of 1856” means the Act passed in the nineteenth and twentieth year of the reign of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria intituled “An Act to provide for the Arrangement of the financial Affairs of the City of Perth, for the Maintenance of the Port and Harbour, and for other Purposes therewith connected”[^f00005]; and

• “the harbour of Perth” means the area described in section 5 of the Act of 1830 and section 13 of the Act of 1856.

Application of Pilotage Act 1987

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Perth and Kinross Council shall be a competent harbour authority in respect of the harbour of Perth for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987.

Signed

TAVISH SCOTT — A member of the Scottish Executive — 7th February 2006

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that Perth and Kinross Council shall be a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987 in respect of the harbour of Perth.

The applicant for the Order is Perth and Kinross Council, 2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: A council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39). Perthshire and Kinross Council changed the name of their area from “Perthshire and Kinross” to “Perth and Kinross ” by resolution under section 23(1) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 on 1st December 1995.

[^f00002]: 1987 c. 21.

[^f00003]: The functions conferred on the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

[^f00004]: 1830 c. 12 (11 G 4 & 1 W. 4), repealed by 1856 c. 138 (19 & 20 Vict.).

[^f00005]: 1856 c. 138 (19 & 20 Vict).