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Article 14 Licensing of commercial workboat services

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

The Company may grant to any person a licence to operate a commercial workboat service (in this and the following articles referred to as “a licence”) in any part of the harbour.

(2)

The Company shall not be required to grant a licence if—

(a)

the provision of the service to which the licence application relates would give rise to the risk of congestion, obstruction or danger to navigation; or

(b)

a comparable service is already being provided, whether by some other person already licensed under this article, or by the Company which adequately meets the needs of potential users; or

(c)

the applicant is unsuitable to hold the licence, whether on account of misconduct by him, any employee or agent of his or (where the applicant is not an individual) by any person in control of or concerned with the management of the applicant, the qualifications held by the Master or crew, or for another sufficient reason.