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Medway Ports Authority Act 1973

1973 c. 21 · Enacted 23 May 1973

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An Act to amend the Medway Ports Reorganisation Scheme, 1968; to confer further powers on the Medway Ports Authority; and for other purposes.

[23rd May 1973]

Be it enactedby the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part I: Preliminary
  2. 1Short and collective titles
  3. 2Division of Act into Parts
  4. 3Interpretation
  5. 4Incorporation of Harbours Clauses Act, 1847
  6. Part II: Duties and general powers of the Authority
  7. 5General duties and powers
  8. 6Jurisdiction of Authority
  9. 7Power to acquire undertakings
  10. 8Powers relating to land
  11. 9Authority to be local lighthouse authority
  12. 10Powers as to vessels, plant and equipment
  13. 11Power to license tugs, etc.
  14. 12Power to operate transport
  15. 13Power to hire out plant
  16. 14Power to provide parking places and to make charges
  17. 15Power to provide dwelling-houses and make loans
  18. 16Returns and statistics
  19. 17Authority may contract for police
  20. 18Powers of interrogation, removal and search
  21. 19Power to supply electricity and water
  22. 20General directions to vessels in the port and the Medway approach area
  23. 21Special directions to vessels in the port and the Medway approach area
  24. 22Directions to vessels at the docks
  25. 23Publication of general directions
  26. 24Manner of giving special directions
  27. 25Master's responsibility to be unaffected
  28. 26Failure to comply with directions
  29. 27Enforcement of directions
  30. 28Obstruction of harbour master and others
  31. 29Hydrographic surveys within the Medway approach area
  32. 30Further powers within the Medway approach area
  33. 31Priority for Her Majesty's vessels
  34. 32Repair of landing places and embankments
  35. 33Removal of obstructions
  36. 34Reclaiming creeks, etc.
  37. 35Works in the port
  38. 36Power to dredge
  39. 37Licensing of works
  40. 38Licence to dredge
  41. 39Appeals in respect of works licence or dredging licence
  42. 40Restriction on construction of works and dredging
  43. 41Crown property
  44. 42Provision against danger to navigation
  45. 43Abatement of works abandoned or decayed
  46. 44Survey of tidal works
  47. 45Permanent lights on tidal works
  48. 46Powers with respect to disposal of wrecks
  49. 47Protection of Crown interests in wrecks
  50. 48Power to appropriate lands and works for particular trades, etc.
  51. Part III: Financial
  52. 49Borrowing powers
  53. 50Temporary borrowing
  54. 51Lenders not to be concerned with application of money lent
  55. 52Authority not bound to recognise any trust
  56. 53Power to charge interest to capital
  57. 54Reserve fund
  58. 55General insurance fund
  59. 56Power to invest in securities of bodies corporate
  60. 57Accounts and audit
  61. 58Gratuities, etc.
  62. 59Allowances and donations
  63. Part IV: Charges
  64. 60Power to make certain charges
  65. 61Conditions relating to payment of charges
  66. 62As to payment of charges
  67. 63As to compounded charges
  68. 64Penalty for evading payment of charges
  69. 65Claims for repayment of charges
  70. 66Payment of charges on warehoused goods
  71. 67Deposit for charges
  72. 68Recovery of charges
  73. 69Exemptions from charges
  74. Part V: Goods
  75. 70As to entry of dangerous goods
  76. 71Notice before entry of dangerous goods
  77. 72Power to survey goods
  78. 73Power to remove goods
  79. 74Liability for safety of goods
  80. 75Authority may issue warrants for deposited goods
  81. 76Power to give directions as to loading or unloading of certain goods
  82. 77Use of warehouses as bonded warehouses
  83. Part VI: Byelaws
  84. 78General byelaws
  85. 79Byelaws as to lights and signals, etc.
  86. 80Byelaws relating to certain dangerous goods
  87. 81Confirmation of byelaws and fines thereunder
  88. Part VII: Miscellaneous and general
  89. 82Traffic offences on dock roads
  90. 83Authentication of Authority's documents
  91. 84Service of documents
  92. 85For mutual protection of Authority and Port of London Authority
  93. 86Crown rights
  94. 87Crown right of access
  95. 88For protection of electricity undertakers
  96. 89For protection of gas undertakers
  97. 90For protection of British Railways Board and Kent County Council
  98. 91For protection of river authority
  99. 92For protection of drainage authorities
  100. 93For protection of Nature Conservancy
  101. 94Saving for powers of Treasury
  102. 95Saving for Trinity House
  103. 96Saving for Rochester Bridge
  104. 97Saving for labour scheme
  105. 98Saving for Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1949
  106. 99Saving for river authority, etc.
  107. 100Saving for port health authority
  108. 101Saving for Queenborough Fishery
  109. 102Saving for Rochester Oyster Fishery
  110. 103Saving for Faversham Oyster Fishery
  111. 104Saving for Chatham Sun Pier
  112. 105Saving for certain enactments
  113. 106Saving for Coast Protection Act, 1949
  114. 107Saving for Town and Country Planning Act, 1971
  115. 108Amendment of Port of London Act, 1968
  116. 109Repeals
  117. 110Costs of Act
  118. Schedule 1Description of the Medway approach area
  119. Schedule 2: Provisions applied to dock roads
  120. IProvisions in respect of which certain officers of the Authority do not have the powers of a constable
  121. IIProvisions in respect of which certain officers of the Authority have the powers of a constable
  122. Schedule 3Repeals