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Transport Act 1981 in Northern Ireland

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

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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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  34. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed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  37. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed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  39. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed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  41. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed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  43. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed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  45. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed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