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Transport Act 1981

1981 c. 56 · Enacted 31 July 1981 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision with respect to the disposal by the British Railways Board of part of their undertaking, property, rights and liabilities; to provide for the reconstitution of the British Transport Docks Board under the name of Associated British Ports and to confer on a company powers over that body corresponding to the powers of a holding company over a wholly-owned subsidiary; to dissolve the National Ports Council and amend the Harbours Act 1964; to make further provision for promoting road safety; to make provision with respect to road humps; to provide a new basis of vehicle excise duty for goods vehicles; to amend the law as to the payments to be made for cab licences and cab drivers’ licences; to make provision for grants to assist the provision of facilities for freight haulage by inland waterway; to make provision with respect to railway fires; to amend Schedules 7 and 8 to the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981; and for connected purposes.[31st July 1981]C1C2

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Modifications

C1

Act: transfer of functions (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), arts. 1(2), 2, Schs. 1 (with arts. 4-6)

C2

Act restricted (5.9.2017) by The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/830), art. 1, Sch. 8 para. 4(1) (with Sch. 8 para. 20)

Contents

  1. Part I
  2. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. Part II: Reconstitution of British Transport Docks Board
  7. 5Associated British Ports and its Holding Company.
  8. 6The financial structure.
  9. 7Constitution of Associated British Ports, etc.
  10. 8Powers of Associated British Ports.
  11. 9General duties of Associated British Ports.
  12. 10Provisions of the Companies Acts applying to Associated British Ports.
  13. 11Payments to Holding Company out of profits of Associated British Ports.
  14. 12Documents to be kept available for inspection.
  15. 13Transfer of functions of Holding Company.
  16. 14Provisions supplementary to ss. 5 to 13.
  17. Part III: Dissolution of National Ports Council and Amendment of the Harbours Act 1964
  18. 15Dissolution of National Ports Council.
  19. 16Levy of contributions from harbour authorities.
  20. 17Charging schemes.
  21. 18Amendments of the Harbours Act 1964.
  22. Part IV
  23. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. Part V: Miscellaneous and General
  25. Miscellaneous
  26. 32Road humps.
  27. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. 35Charges for licensing of cabs and cab drivers.
  29. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 37Railway etc. byelaws: increase in penalties.
  31. 38Fires caused by railway engines.
  32. 39Amendment of Schedules 7 and 8 to the Public Passengers Vehicles Act 1981.
  33. General
  34. 40Repeals.
  35. 41Northern Ireland.
  36. 42Expenses.
  37. 43Short title.
  38. Schedule 1
  39. Pensions
  40. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  41. Transport police
  42. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  43. Charges
  44. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  45. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  46. Provision of services for related companies
  47. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  48. Leases of vessels
  49. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  50. Repeal of powers to provide shipping services and to provide and manage hotels
  51. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  52. Local enactments
  53. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  54. Schedule 2: Further Provisions with respect to the Constitution and Proceedings of Associated British Ports and Related Matters
  55. Preliminary
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. Remuneration and other payments
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. Resignation and vacation of office
  60. 3Paragraph 3
  61. Proceedings of the directors
  62. 4Paragraph 4
  63. Chairman and deputy chairman
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. Committees of directors
  66. 6Paragraph 6
  67. Executive directors
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. Secretary
  70. 8Paragraph 8
  71. 9Paragraph 9
  72. Auditors
  73. 10Paragraph 10
  74. Validity of proceedings notwithstanding formal defects
  75. 11Paragraph 11
  76. Schedule 3: Powers of Associated British Ports
  77. Preliminary
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. Operation of harbours and provision of port facilities
  80. 2Paragraph 2
  81. Consignment and carriage of goods
  82. 3Paragraph 3
  83. Activities as ship’s agent
  84. 4Paragraph 4
  85. Storage of goods
  86. 5Paragraph 5
  87. Development of land
  88. 6Paragraph 6
  89. Pipelines
  90. 7Paragraph 7
  91. Incidental amenities and facilities
  92. 8Paragraph 8
  93. Other activities
  94. 9Paragraph 9
  95. 10Paragraph 10
  96. 11Paragraph 11
  97. Acquisition of further harbour undertakings
  98. 12Paragraph 12
  99. Disposal and discontinuance of parts of Associated British Ports’ undertaking, etc.
  100. 13Paragraph 13
  101. Power to promote and oppose Bills
  102. 14Paragraph 14
  103. Training, education and research
  104. 15Paragraph 15
  105. Provision of accommodation, etc.
  106. 16Paragraph 16
  107. Pensions
  108. 17Paragraph 17
  109. Acquisition of land
  110. 18Paragraph 18
  111. Compulsory purchase of land
  112. 19Paragraph 19
  113. Charges
  114. 20Paragraph 20
  115. Borrowing and guarantees
  116. 21Paragraph 21
  117. Restrictions on certain descriptions of financial arrangement
  118. 22Paragraph 22
  119. General supplementary powers
  120. 23Paragraph 23
  121. 24Paragraph 24
  122. 25Paragraph 25
  123. 26Paragraph 26
  124. 27Paragraph 27
  125. 28Paragraph 28
  126. Subsidiaries
  127. 29Paragraph 29
  128. Working agreements, etc.
  129. 30Paragraph 30
  130. Powers in relation to public transport authorities
  131. 31Paragraph 31
  132. Interpretation
  133. 32Paragraph 32
  134. Schedule 4: Provisions Supplementing Sections 5 to 13
  135. Part I: Supplementary and Consequential Provisions
  136. Provisions of Harbours Act 1964 and Docks and Harbours Act 1966 applying to Associated British Ports
  137. 1Paragraph 1
  138. Provisions of Transport Act 1962 and Transport Act 1968 continuing to apply to Associated British Ports
  139. 2Paragraph 2
  140. Restriction on cross-eligibility under existing pensions orders
  141. 3Paragraph 3
  142. Pensions orders made on or after the appointed day
  143. 4Paragraph 4
  144. Appointment of members of Local Boards
  145. 5Paragraph 5
  146. Payments for making up of private streets
  147. 6Paragraph 6
  148. Taxation
  149. 7Paragraph 7
  150. Application of Trustee Investments Act 1961 to securities of the Holding Company
  151. 8Paragraph 8
  152. Wholly-owned subsidiaries of Associated British Ports to be treated as statutory undertakers
  153. 9Paragraph 9
  154. Part II: Transitional Provisions and Savings
  155. Directors of Associated British Ports
  156. 10Paragraph 10
  157. Chairman and deputy chairman
  158. 11Paragraph 11
  159. Accounts and annual report
  160. 12Paragraph 12
  161. Profits attributable to periods before the appointed day
  162. 13Paragraph 13
  163. Charges
  164. 14Paragraph 14
  165. Debts owed by harbour authorities to Secretary of State
  166. 15Paragraph 15
  167. Instruments issued by the British Transport Docks Board
  168. 16Paragraph 16
  169. Local and private enactments
  170. 17Paragraph 17
  171. Schedule 5: PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTING SECTIONS 15 TO 17
  172. Part I: Further Provisions Relating to the Dissolution of the National Ports Council
  173. Duty of Council to facilitate the carrying into effect of section 15 and this Schedule
  174. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  175. Final accounts of the Council
  176. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  177. Disposal of confidential documents belonging to the Council
  178. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  179. Continuance of Council until residual functions completed to Secretary of State’s satisfaction
  180. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  181. Modification of agreements and documents
  182. 5Paragraph 5
  183. Legal remedies and pending proceedings
  184. 6Paragraph 6
  185. Compensation for loss of office
  186. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  187. Compensation for loss of employment
  188. 8Paragraph 8
  189. Pensions
  190. 9Paragraph 9
  191. Transfer to the Secretary of State of certain of the Council’s former functions
  192. 10Paragraph 10
  193. Information for the Secretary of State
  194. 11Paragraph 11
  195. Pending proceedings for harbour reorganisation scheme
  196. 12Paragraph 12 Repealed
  197. 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
  198. Textual amendments to facilitate repeals
  199. 14Paragraph 14
  200. Power to adjust local enactments
  201. 15Paragraph 15
  202. Part II: Further Provisions With Respect to Charging Schemes
  203. Preliminary
  204. 16Paragraph 16
  205. Procedure for making charging scheme
  206. 17Paragraph 17
  207. Supplementary and incidental provisions
  208. 18Paragraph 18
  209. Information
  210. 19Paragraph 19
  211. Repayments and avoidance of over-payments
  212. 20Paragraph 20
  213. Schedule 6: AMENDMENTS OF THE HARBOURS ACT 1964
  214. Abolition of power to make certain grants for harbour works, etc.
  215. 1Paragraph 1
  216. Consolidation, etc. of local enactments by harbour revision orders
  217. 2Paragraph 2
  218. Ancillary provisions in harbour revision and empowerment orders and harbour reorganisation schemes
  219. 3Paragraph 3
  220. Harbour revision and empowerment orders not subject to special parliamentary procedure in certain cases
  221. 4Paragraph 4
  222. Power to reduce Ministerial appointments to harbour authorities
  223. 5Paragraph 5
  224. Secretary of State’s power to make harbour reorganisation schemes of his own motion
  225. 6Paragraph 6
  226. Abolition of power to make control of movement orders
  227. 7Paragraph 7
  228. Ship, passenger and goods dues and other charges
  229. 8Paragraph 8
  230. Abolition of power to revise certain charges
  231. 9Paragraph 9
  232. Accounts and reports relating to harbour activities and associated activities
  233. 10Paragraph 10
  234. Inquiries
  235. 11Paragraph 11
  236. Abolition of preliminary consideration of application for harbour revision or empowerment order
  237. 12Paragraph 12
  238. Penalties for offences
  239. 13Paragraph 13
  240. 14Paragraph 14
  241. 15Paragraph 15
  242. Schedule 7: . . .
  243. Schedule 8: . . .
  244. Schedule 9: Consequential and Minor Amendments of Road Traffic Act 1972 and Section 56 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967
  245. I. . .
  246. Part II: . . .
  247. 25Paragraph 25
  248. Schedule 10: Road Humps
  249. Part I: Provision for England and Wales
  250. 1Paragraph 1
  251. 2Paragraph 2
  252. 3Paragraph 3
  253. Part II: Provision for Scotland
  254. Construction of road humps by highway authority
  255. 4Paragraph 4
  256. Additional powers of the Secretary of State
  257. 5Paragraph 5
  258. Consultation and local inquiries
  259. 6Paragraph 6
  260. Regulations concerning construction and maintenance of road humps
  261. 7Paragraph 7
  262. Status of road humps
  263. 8Paragraph 8
  264. Interpretation and construction
  265. 9Paragraph 9
  266. Schedule 11
  267. Schedule 12: Repeals
  268. IRepeals Consequential on Part II
  269. IIRepeals Consequential on Part II
  270. IIIRepeals Consequential on Parts IV and V