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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1981/section-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1981/section-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/56",
  "legislation_title": "Transport Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-1981",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Levy of contributions from harbour authorities.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State shall levy from harbour authorities such contributions as appear to him necessary to meet the expenses specified in subsection (2) ....\n(2) The expenses referred to in subsection (1) are—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(c) expenses incurred by him under paragraph ... 8(4)(b) or 9(5) of Schedule 5.\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(4) Sums received by the Secretary of State by virtue of this section shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.\n(5) In this section and section 17 “harbour authority” means a person engaged (whether or not in the exercise of statutory functions) in improving, maintaining or managing a harbour within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1964.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 16(1) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 5 Group 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 16(2)(a)(b) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 5 Group 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 16(2)(c) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 5 Group 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 16(3) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 5 Group 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1964 c. 40."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/56/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:13:46.715097+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}