{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-act-1964/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-act-1964/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1964/40",
  "legislation_title": "Harbours Act 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-act-1964",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to establish a National Ports Council; to provide for the control of harbour development and for giving financial assistance for the improvement of harbours; to make other provision respecting the construction, improvement, maintenance and management of harbours; to make provision with respect to charges of certain harbour authorities and lighthouse authorities; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.\n[10th June 1964]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act extended by Docks and Harbours Act 1966 (c. 28), s. 50(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "So far as may be necessary for the purposes of any amendment by Transport Act 1981 (c. 56, SIF 58) references in this Act to the Minister shall be construed as references to the Secretary of State: Transport Act 1981 (c. 56, SIF 58), ss. 15–17, 18(4), Sch. 5 para. 4(1)(b)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Act amended (E.W.) by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 25 para. 31(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Act amended (E.W.) (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 2(1), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 13(1)Certain functions of the Act transferred (8.2.1993) by S.I. 1993/321, arts. 1(2). 3(1).Act: functions transferred (3.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3503, arts. 2(1)(b), 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Act: transfer of functions (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 2, Sch. 1 (with arts. 4-6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Act modified (23.3.2023 for specified purposes; 1.12.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Seafarers Wages Act 2023 (c. 8), ss. 9(7), 20(3) (with s. 1(2)); S.I. 2024/1008, reg. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 63(4); Act wholly in force at 1.10.1964"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/40/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:59:36.120497+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."
}