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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lochboisdale-and-gasay-port-harbour-empowerment-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/156",
  "legislation_title": "The Lochboisdale and Gasay Port (Harbour Empowerment) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lochboisdale-and-gasay-port-harbour-empowerment-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries\nMade 17th March 2016\nComing into force 18th March 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers (the “Ministers”) make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(1) and (6) of the Harbours Act 1964 and all other powers enabling Ministers to do so.\nIn accordance with section 16(1) of that Act, Lochboisdale Development Limited (the “Applicant”) has made a written application to Ministers for the making by Ministers of this harbour empowerment order.\nIn accordance with section 16(5) of that Act, Ministers are satisfied that the making of this harbour empowerment order is desirable in the interests of facilitating the efficient and economic transport of goods or passengers by sea.\nNotices have been published by the Applicant in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to that Act.\nThe provisions of paragraph 17 of that Schedule have been satisfied. All objections to the application have been withdrawn or paragraph 18(1A) of that Schedule applied in respect of those objections.\nIn accordance with paragraph 19(1) of that Schedule, Ministers have considered—\n(a) the result of the consultations under paragraph 15 of that Schedule;\n(b) any objections made and not withdrawn;\n(c) any written representations submitted to Ministers by the Applicant or any objector in elaboration of the application or, as the case may be, objection.\nIn accordance with paragraph 19(2) of that Schedule, Ministers have decided to make this Order with modifications which do not appear to Ministers substantially to affect the character of the Order.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1964 c.40."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/156/introduction",
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  "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."
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