The Scarborough Borough Council (Removal of Pilotage Functions) Order 2021

Made: 8th April 2021

Laid before Parliament: 12th April 2021

Coming into force: 10th May 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(4A) of the Pilotage Act 1987, and having consulted Scarborough Borough Council and other persons whom the Secretary of State thought appropriate in accordance with section 1(8AA) of that Act, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Scarborough Borough Council (Removal of Pilotage Functions) Order 2021 and comes into force on 10th May 2021.

Extent

2

This Order extends to England and Wales.

Removal of Pilotage Functions

3

Scarborough Borough Council is no longer a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Robert Courts — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Transport — 8th April 2021

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides that Scarborough Borough Council is not a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987 and accordingly no longer has pilotage functions in respect of Scarborough Harbour, Whitby Harbour and Filey Coble Landing.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no, or no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum has been produced for this instrument and is published alongside this instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1987 c. 21. Section 1 was amended by section 1 of the Marine Navigation Act 2013 (c. 23). There are other amendments which are not relevant to this Order.