2004 No. 171

HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

The Highland Council (Inverie) Harbour Empowerment Order 2004

Made

Coming into force

Whereas the Highland Council has applied in writing for a harbour empowerment order under section 16 of the Harbours Act 19641;

And whereas the Scottish Ministers2 in pursuance of paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to the said Act3,determined that the application for this Harbour Empowerment Order is made in relation to a project which falls within Annex II to Council Directive 85/337/EEC4 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and whose characteristics require that it should be made subject to an environmental assessment;

And whereas the Scottish Ministers have directed the applicant to supply them with the information referred to in Annex III to the Directive in accordance with that paragraph;

And whereas the Scottish Ministers have considered the information supplied under that paragraph;

Now, therefore, the Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 16 of the said Act (being the appropriate Ministers under section 16(1) of that Act for the purposes of making this order) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf and being satisfied that the making of this order is desirable in the interests of securing the improvement, maintenance or management of the harbour in an efficient and economical manner, hereby make the following Order: