# The Port of Tyne Harbour Revision Order 2026, Article 69: Amendment of the 1925 Act


(1) The 1925 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In section 17 (power to license foyboatmen)—
(a) in subsection (2), omit from “not exceeding” to the end of the subsection;
(b) in subsection (3), for “liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings” substitute “guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.”.
(3) In construing the provisions of the 1925 Act—
(a) the words “port” and “vessel” have the same meanings as in article 2(1) of this Order;
(b) “harbour premises” has the same meaning as “port premises” as defined in article 2(1) of this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1088/article/69 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/port-of-tyne-harbour-revision-order-2026/article-69
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