Article 16 Amendment of the River Blyth Port Health Authority Order 1977

(1)

The River Blyth Port Health Authority Order 1977^f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

after the definition of “the Act” insert—

““the Council” means the council for the county of Northumberland;”;

(ii)

omit the definition of “the joint board”; and

(b)

omit paragraph (3).

(3)

In article 2 (port health authority), in paragraph (1), for “a joint board” substitute—

“the Council”.

(4)

Omit articles 3, 4 and 5 (provisions relating to the joint board);

(5)

In article 6 (jurisdiction)—

(a)

for “The joint board” substitute “The Council”; and

(b)

omit “of the riparian authorities”.

(6)

For the heading to article 7(functions assigned to the Joint Board), substitute—

“Functions of the Port Health Authority”

(7)

In article 7—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

for the words from the beginning to “local authority” substitute “The Council, as port health authority, shall have its functions, rights and liabilities”; and

(ii)

for “their jurisdiction”, substitute “its jurisdiction”; and

(b)

in paragraph (2), for “the functions, rights and liabilities assigned to the joint board” substitute “the Council’s functions, rights and liabilities”.

(8)

Omit articles 8 and 9 (expenses and audit).

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1977/1459.