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The Forth Ports Authority (Dissolution) Order 1993

S.I. 1993/2916 · Made 29 November 1993

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HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

Made 29th November 1993

Whereas the Secretary of State for Transport is for the purposes of Part I of the Ports Act 1991f1 the appropriate Minister in relation to the Forth Ports Authority;

And whereas the Secretary of State is satisfied as to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of section 7 of that Act:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, after consulting the Authority in pursuance of the said subsection (1), in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that subsection and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 52; for the definition of “the appropriate Minister”, see section 20(1) and (2).

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Dissolution of the Authority
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Forth Ports Authrity (Dissolution) Order 1993.

2Dissolution of the Authority

The Forth Ports Authority shall be dissolved on 1st December 1993.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Caithness

Minister of State

Department of Transport

29th November 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves the Forth Ports Authority on 1st December 1993. On that day any property, rights and liabilities to which the Authority are entitled or subject immediately before that day are by virtue of section 7 of the Ports Act 1991 transferred to and become property, rights and liabilities of the Authority’s successor company, Forth Ports PLC.