# The North Devon District Council Harbour Authority (Removal of Pilotage Functions) Order 2019

S.I. 2019/790 · made 2 April 2019

This Order provides that North Devon District Council is not a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987, and accordingly no longer has pilotage functions in respect of Ilfracombe harbour.

Made under: Pilotage Act 1987 (Section 1); Harbours Act 1964 (Section 14)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/north-devon-district-council-harbour-authority-removal-of-pilotage-functions-order-2019/pdf/uksi_20190790_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/north-devon-district-council-harbour-authority-removal-of-pilotage-functions-order-2019/pdf/uksiem_20190790_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Pilotage
Made 2nd April 2019
Laid before Parliament 8th April 2019
Coming into force 30th April 2019
North Devon District Council are currently the competent harbour authority within the meaning of the Pilotage Act 1987 for Ilfracombe Harbour.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964 and by section 1(4A) of the Pilotage Act 1987, and having consulted North Devon District Council and other persons whom the Secretary of State thought appropriate in accordance with section 1(8A) of that Act, makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the North Devon District Council Harbour Authority (Removal of Pilotage Functions) Order 2019.
(2) This Order comes into force on 30th April 2019.

## 2 Removal of pilotage functions

North Devon District Council are no longer a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987.

## 3 Amendment of Order

(1) The Ilfracombe Harbour Revision Order 1996 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2 for “article 6 of the Ilfracombe Harbour Order 1990” substitute “article 6 (limits and works) of the Ilfracombe Harbour Order 1900”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Nusrat Ghani
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
2nd April 2019

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that North Devon District Council is not a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987, and accordingly no longer has pilotage functions in respect of Ilfracombe harbour.
This Order also amends the definition of the limits of Ilfracombe Harbour in the Ilfracombe Harbour Revision Order 1996.
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order, as its effects are unlikely to have an impact on businesses, civil society or regulatory matters. There is no impact on staff, no cost imposed on the public sector and no saving for the public sector.
An Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside this instrument onwww.legislation.gov.uk

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