Harbours (Scotland) Act 2015

Harbours (Scotland) Act 2015

2015 asp 13

Overview

Section 2 – orders and schemes relating to harbours

12. This section amends paragraph 7 of Schedule 3, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, to the Harbours Act 1964 in relation to Scotland.

13. Subsection (2) provides for the amendment of paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Harbours Act 1964. It removes the requirement to provide six copies of a draft harbour revision or draft harbour empowerment order (and any map to be annexed to the order if made) with the application for a harbour revision order or a harbour empowerment order. The effect of the amendment is that an application for a harbour revision order or a harbour empowerment order must be accompanied by a draft of the proposed order and any map to be annexed to the order (if the order is made in the form of the draft proposed order). (While paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the 1964 Act makes express reference only to harbour revision orders, by virtue of paragraph 32 of that Schedule, paragraph 7 of the Schedule also applies to harbour empowerment orders.)

14. Subsection (3) provides for the amendment of paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Harbours Act 1964. It replaces the requirement to provide six copies of a harbour reorganisation scheme (and any map to be annexed to the scheme if confirmed) to the Scottish Ministers under section 18 of that Act with a requirement to provide a copy of the scheme (and a copy of any map).