The Cromarty Firth Port Authority Harbour Revision Order 1997

Made: 4th August 1997

Coming into force: 25th August 1997

Whereas the Cromarty Firth Port Authority have applied for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964;

And whereas no objection to the application has been made pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 3 to the said Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport is satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of the said section 14:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport (being the appropriate Minister under subsection (7) of the said section 14), in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and commencement

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Cromarty Firth Port Authority Harbour Revision Order 1997 and shall come into force on 25th August 1997.

• (2) The Cromarty Firth Port Authority Orders 1973 and 1996 and this Order may be cited together as the Cromarty Firth Port Authority Orders 1973 to 1997.

Interpretation

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In this Order—

• “the Authority" means the Cromarty Firth Port Authority;

• “the Company" means TBAC Limited ;

• “the Order of 1971" means the British Aluminium (Saltburn Pier) Order 1971 ;

• “Saltburn Pier" means the deep water berth and pier at Saltburn which is referred to in the definition of “pier" in section 2(1) of the Order of 1971 and which is within the limits of jurisdiction of the Authority.

Company to cease to be harbour authority

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On the date of the coming into force of this Order, the Company shall cease to be the harbour authority for Saltburn Pier and, accordingly, the Company shall cease to exercise any of the powers conferred or be subject to any of the obligations imposed on the Company by or under the Order of 1971.

Repeal and revocation

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The British Aluminium (Saltburn Pier) Order Confirmation Act 1971 is hereby repealed and the Order of 1971 which was confirmed by that Act is hereby revoked.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

S.K. Reeves — Head of Ports Division, — Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions — 4th August 1997

Editorial notes

[^c1687536]: 1964 c.40; section 14 was amended by the Transport Act 1981 (c.56), section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 2, 3, 4(1) and 14 and by the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c.42), Schedule 3, paragraph 1.

[^c1687537]: Schedule 3 was amended by the Transport Act 1981, section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 4(2) to (7) and 12 and by the Transport and Works Act 1992, Schedule 3, paragraph 10.

[^c1687538]: For the definition of “the Minister" (mentioned in section 14(7)),see section 57(1).

[^c1687539]: S.I. 1981/238.

[^c1687540]: See 1973 c.xvi and S.I. 1996/1419.

[^c1687541]: Formerly known as the British Aluminium Company Limited.

[^c1687542]: See 1971 c.xx.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)