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Article 12 Incorporation of provisions of Act of 1847

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

The provisions of sections 51, 52, 53 and 58 of the Act of 1847 are hereby incorporated with this Order and shall have effect on and after the day of transfer;

Provided that–

(a)

the expression “the harbour, dock or pier” where used in the said incorporated provisions means the transferred harbour and the defined limits;

(b)

the expression “the harbour master” where so used means the Piermaster;

(c)

section 52 of the Act of 1847 as incorporated with this Order, shall extend to empower the Piermaster to give directions prohibiting the mooring of vessels in any particular place or places within the defined limits; and

(d)

the said section 52 shall not be construed as requiring the Piermaster in emergency to give particular directions in the case of every vessel in respect of which it is desired to exercise any of the powers of that section but in pursuance of that section for all or any of the purposes thereof the Piermaster shall be entitled in emergency to give general directions applicable to all vessels or to any particular class or classes of vessels.