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The Port of Larne (Pilotage Functions) Order 2002

S.I. 2002/3037 · Made 9 December 2002

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PILOTAGE

Made 9th December 2002

Laid before Parliament 10th December 2002

Coming into force 31st December 2002

Whereas Larne Harbour Limited is a harbour authority within the meaning of the Pilotage Act 1987f1 (“the 1987 Act”) for the port of Larne but is not a competent harbour authority within the meaning of the 1987 Act;

And whereas Larne Harbour Limited has applied to be treated as a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the 1987 Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State has informed the persons he considers may be affected by the Order, in accordance with section 1(7) of the 1987 Act;

And whereas no objection has been made to the making of this Order;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(4) of the 1987 Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1987 c. 21, see the definition in section 31(1).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Application of the Pilotage Act 1987
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This order may be cited as the Port of Larne (Pilotage Functions) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 31st December 2002.

2Application of the Pilotage Act 1987

Larne Harbour Limited shall be a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

David Jamieson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Transport

9th December 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that Larne Harbour Limited is to be a competent harbour authority for the port of Larne for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987.

The applicant for the Order is Larne Harbour Limited which is a company registered in Northern Ireland having its registered office at 9 Olderfleet Road, Larne, Northern Ireland, BT40 1AS.