{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pier-and-harbour-act-1861/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pier-and-harbour-act-1861/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/24-25/45",
  "legislation_title": "General Pier and Harbour Act 1861",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pier-and-harbour-act-1861",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to facilitate the Formation, Management, and Maintenance of Piers and Harbours in Great Britain and Ireland.\n[1st August 1861]",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (E.W.S.) (15.7.1992) by Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), ss. 65(1)(a), 68(1), Sch. 4 Pt. 2; S.I. 1992/1347, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act amended by Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 28), ss. 4,5; extended by S.I. 1972/971, art. 4, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Functions of Board of Trade under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State: (a) Ministry of Transport Act 1919 (c. 50), s. 2, S.R. & O. 1919/1440 (Rev. XV, p. 211: 1919 II, p. 849) and S.I. 1970/1681, art. 2(1); (b) Ministers of the Crown (Emergency Appointments) Act 1939 (c. 77), s. 5, S.R. & O. 1939/1470 (Rev. XV, p. 214: 1939 II, p. 3051), art. 1, 1941/654 (Rev. XV, p. 228: 1941 I, p. 1221), art. 2, Ministers of the Crown (Transfer of Functions) Act 1946 (c. 31), s. 1(2), S.R. & O. 1946/375 (Rev. XV, p. 230: 1946 I, p. 1009), art. 2 and S.I. 1970/1681, art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Functions of Board of Trade in relation to fishery harbours under this Act now exercisable by (E.) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fishery Harbours Act 1915 (c. 48), s. 2(1), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 91), s. 1 and S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1201), art. 3; (W.) Secretary of State or Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretary of State jointly: Fishery Harbours Act 1915 (c. 48), s. 2(1), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919 (c. 91), s. 1, S.I. 1955/554 (1955 I, p. 1201), art. 3 and 1978/272, art. 2(1), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Reference to Ireland to be construed as exclusive of Republic of Ireland: S.R. & O. 1923/405 (Rev. X, p. 298: 1923, p. 400), art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/45/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:10:11.047051+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}