Article 16 General powers of Authority in respect of harbour

(1)

Subject to this Order, the Authority may take such steps as they consider necessary for the improvement, maintenance and management of the harbour and the accommodation and facilities (including navigational and recreational facilities) provided at or in connection with the harbour.

(2)

For those purposes, and without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the Authority may—

(a)

improve, maintain, regulate, manage, mark, sluice and light the harbour and provide harbour facilities in it;

(b)

subject to obtaining the necessary rights in or over land—

(i)

execute and place in and over the harbour such structures, works and equipment as are required; and

(ii)

operate, maintain, renew, alter, replace, relay, extend, demolish and reconstruct structures, works and equipment in the harbour (including those placed pursuant to paragraph (i); and

(c)

do all other things which in their opinion are expedient to facilitate the operation, improvement or development of the undertaking.