{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-services-act-1986/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-services-act-1986/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1986/52",
  "legislation_title": "Dockyard Services Act 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-services-act-1986",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Provisions as regards premises used for transferred services.",
  "text": "(1) All the land in a designated dockyard shall, whatever the respective rights in or over any part of it of the Secretary of State and a dockyard contractor, be treated for the purposes of—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) Part II of the Military Lands Act 1892 (byelaws for lands under the management of Secretary of State used for service purposes), . . .\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nas land . . . under the control or management of the Secretary of State or the Defence Council, or occupied on behalf of the Crown, for naval, military or air force purposes or the purposes of his departure . . ., as the case may be, and all instruments, authorities, powers and privileges subsisting under that enactment at the commencement of this Act shall (until revoked) continue in force accordingly.\n(2) Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (security of tenure for business tenants) shall not apply to any tenancy granted to a dockyard contractor in respect of any land in a designated dockyard.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 3(1)(a) repealed (E.W.S) by Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 (c. 4, SIF 95), ss. 7(6), 8(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S.3 (1)(c) and the preceding word repealed (E.W.S.)(1.4.2000) by 1997 c.29, s. 3(1)(2), Sch.3 para. 20, Sch.4; S.I. 1998/2329, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(1) repealed (E.W.S.) (1.4.2000) by 1997 c.29, s. 3(1)(2), Sch. 3 para. 20, Sch.4; S.I.1998/2329, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 3(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (1.4.2000) by 1997 c.29, s. 33(1)(2),Sch. 3 para. 20, Sch. 4; S.I. 1998/2329, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1892 c. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1954 c. 56."
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to E.W.S. only: a separate version has been created for N.I. only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/52/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:54:50.715719+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}