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The Lerwick Harbour Revision Order 1994

S.I. 1994/1778 · Made 4 July 1994

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HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

Made 4th July 1994

Coming into force 11th July 1994

Whereas the Trustees of the Port and Harbour of Lerwick have applied for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964f1;

And whereas no objection to the application has been made pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 3 to the said Actf2;

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport is satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of the said section 14:

Now therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport (being the appropriate Minister under subsection (7) of the said section 14f3), in exercise of powers conferred by that section and now vested in himf4, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1964 c. 40; section 14 was amended by the Transport Act 1981 (c. 56), section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 2, 3, 4(1) and 14 and by the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), Schedule 3, paragraph 1.

f2

Schedule 3 was amended by the Transport Act 1981, section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 4(2) to (7) and 12 and by the Transport Act 1992, Schedule 3, paragraph 10.

f3

For the definition of “the Minister” (mentioned in section 14(7)), see section 57(1).

f4

S.I. 1981/238.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Amendment of Order of 1975
  4. 4Amendment of Order of 1975
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Lerwick Harbour Revision Order 1994 and shall come into force on 11th July 1994.

(2)

The Lerwick Harbour Acts and Orders 1877 to 1993 and this Order may be cited together as the Lerwick Harbour Acts and Orders 1877 to 1994 (hereinafter referred to as “the Harbour Acts and Orders”).

2Interpretation

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:

  • “electoral divisions of the Shetland Islands Area” means the electoral divisions into which the Shetlands Islands Area is divided by the Shetland Islands Area (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1992f1;

  • “Order of 1975” means the Lerwick Harbour (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1975f2;

  • “the Trustees” means the Trustees of the port and harbour of Lerwick for the time being acting under the Harbour Acts and Orders.

3Amendment of Order of 1975

Section 5(1) of the Order of 1975 shall be amended by omitting the word “six” where it secondly appears.

4Amendment of Order of 1975

For the purposes only of section 5(1) of the Order of 1975 (as hereby amended) “the electoral divisions of Lerwick” means such of the electoral divisions of the Shetland Islands Area as include “Lerwick” in their names, excluding the division named “Lerwick Harbour and Bressay”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

J D Henes

An Under Secretary in the

Department of Transport

4th July 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the provisions for the appointment by the Shetland Islands Council of trustees of the port and harbour of Lerwick.The amendments take into account changes in the electoral divisions of the Shetland Islands Area.