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Article 5 General functions of Company

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

The Company may, subject to the provisions of this Order, take all such steps from time to time as they may consider necessary or desirable for the maintenance, operation, management and improvement of the harbour, the harbour premises and the facilities (including recreational facilities) afforded therein or in connection therewith, and for the conservation of the harbour’s flora, fauna and geological and physiographical features of special interest.

(2)

For those purposes and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Company may—

(a)

improve, maintain, regulate, manage, mark and light the harbour and the harbour premises and provide harbour facilities therein;

(b)

subject to obtaining the necessary rights in or over land—

(i)

execute and place in and over the harbour and the harbour premises such structures, works and equipment as are required; and

(ii)

operate, maintain, renew, alter, extend, demolish and reconstruct structures, works and equipment in the harbour and the harbour premises (including those executed or placed pursuant to paragraph (i) above); and

(c)

do all other things which in their opinion are expedient to facilitate the operation, improvement or development of the harbour undertaking.

(3)

The Company shall, from time to time, formulate and publish a management plan in relation to their maintenance, conservation, operation, management and improvement of the harbour undertaking.

(4)

In the exercise of the powers of sub-paragraph (2)(b) above, the Company shall not—

(a)

interfere with, damage or otherwise injuriously affect any apparatus belonging to or maintained by any statutory undertaker; or

(b)

do anything which will obstruct or impede any work relating to the inspection or repair of any such apparatus,

without the consent of the statutory undertaker concerned.