The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Various Harbours) Harbour Revision Order 2002

PART IV FACILITIES AND SERVICES, ETC.

Handling of fish, cargo, etc.

36.  The Comhairle may make arrangements for the handling, sale, storage, processing and trans-shipment of fish or fish products and other goods or cargo passing through a harbour area.

Power to provide and operate fish markets

37.—(1) The Comhairle may in relation to a harbour area provide, operate and maintain a market for the sale of fish with all such appliances and fittings as it deems necessary and suitable for the purposes thereof, and may–

(a) divide or allocate any parts thereof into stalls or other defined or limited places;

(b) in connection with such market provide and operate such services and facilities as may be requisite or expedient;

(c) fix and regulate the hours during which the market or any part thereof shall be open;

(d) recover such reasonable charges as it thinks fit for the use of the market and for such services and facilities.

(2) The Comhairle may, for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions, subject to such restrictions and for such periods as it thinks fit, sell, feu, lease, excamb or otherwise dispose of the whole or any part of the lands forming a fish market or part thereof and may enter into and carry into effect agreements with respect to any offices, stalls and ancillary buildings in connection therewith.

Power to provide warehouses and other facilities

38.  The Comhairle may provide warehouses, workshops, slipways and services for marine repairs and ancillary works or contract with others for the provision of such facilities or services.

Power to provide parking places

39.  The Comhairle may provide facilities (including shelters) within a harbour area for the parking of vehicles and for that purpose may erect barricades or fencing with related offices, waiting rooms and other conveniences.

Power to hire out plant, etc.

40.  The Comhairle may let upon hire (with or without the services of its employees) on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit any vessel, plant, equipment or other property belonging to it and forming part of the harbour undertaking.

Provision of vessels

41.  The Comhairle may construct, purchase, contract for or hire, and may maintain and use, vessels required by it for carrying out its functions under this Order, including dredging, and may sell or dispose of any such vessels belonging to it.

Provision of supplies

42.—(1) The Comhairle may provide and supply or make arrangements with others for the provision and supply of fuel, ice, water, chandlery and marine equipment for the bunkering and service of vessels.

(2) Supplies may be provided under this article in a harbour area or (with the consent of the occupier of the land) at any other place in na h'Eileanan an Iar where such supplies may be required by vessels which customarily use a harbour area.

(3) The Comhairle may lay down and maintain or make arrangements for the laying down and maintenance of pipelines, storage tanks, equipment and other apparatus, and the execution of ancillary and necessary works, for the purposes of such supplies in a harbour area or (with the consent of the occupier of the land) at any other place in na h'Eileanan an Iar where supplies are to be provided under this article.