Harbours Act 1964

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Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3 substituted (1.2.2000) by The Harbour Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3445), reg. 15(4), Sch. 3

21 (1) Where the Secretary of State proposes to make the order applied for with modifications which appear to him substantially to affect the character of the order he— E+W+S

(a) shall take such steps as appear to him to be sufficient and reasonably practicable for informing the applicant and other persons likely to be concerned, and

(b) shall not make the order [F2 or, if the order is subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 54A(4) of this Act, lay before the Scottish Parliament a draft statutory instrument containing it,] until such period for consideration of, and comment upon, the proposed modifications by the applicant and those other persons as he thinks reasonable has expired.

(2) The Secretary of State shall not make the order with a modification authorising the compulsory acquisition of land that was not described in the draft submitted to him as land subject to be acquired compulsorily, unless all persons interested consent.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 3 para. 21(1)(b) inserted (S.) (11.11.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/396), arts. 1, 7(a) (with arts. 8, 9)

22 (1) This paragraph applies where the Secretary of State makes an order which authorises the compulsory purchase of land and is— E+W+S

(a) a harbour revision order relating to a harbour in England or Wales, or

(b) a harbour empowerment order relating to a harbour or to works to be carried out in England or Wales.

(2) The order shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure to the same extent as it would be, by virtue of section 18 or 19 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 or paragraph 5 or 6 of Schedule 3 to that Act (National Trust land, commons etc), if it were an order under section 2(1) of that Act.

[F3 23 (1) This paragraph applies to— E+W+S

(a) a harbour revision order relating to a harbour in Scotland, or

(b) a harbour empowerment order relating to a harbour or to works to be carried out in Scotland,

where the order authorises the compulsory purchase of land.

(2) The order shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure to the same extent as it would be, by virtue of section 1(2)(b) of the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 (land forming part of a common or open space or held inalienably by the National Trust for Scotland) if it were an order under section 1(1) of that Act.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 3 para. 23 repealed (S.) (28.12.2007) by Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 8), s. 30(4), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2007/516, art. 2

24 (1) As soon as possible after a harbour revision order has been made[F4 , or where (by virtue of section 54A(4) of this Act) the order is subject to the affirmative procedure a draft statutory instrument containing it has been laid before the Scottish Parliament], the applicant shall— E+W+S

(a) publish a notice by Gazette and local advertisement,

(b) serve on the harbour authority (unless the applicant is the harbour authority) a copy of the order and a copy of any map annexed to it,

(c) serve a copy of the order and of any map annexed to it on each local authority on whom, in compliance with a requirement imposed by virtue of paragraph 12, a notice was served, and

(d) serve a copy of the order and of any map annexed to it on each person on whom, in compliance with a requirement imposed by virtue of paragraph 14, a copy of the draft order was served.

(2) The notice mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) must—

(a) state that the order has been made[F5 , or as the case may be that a draft statutory instrument containing it has been laid before the Scottish Parliament],

(b) name a place where a copy of the order and any map annexed to it may be inspected at all reasonable hours, [F6 and

(c) state, in the case of an order which is not subject to special parliamentary procedure, the date on which it comes into operation.]

[F6 (c) if subsection (4) of section 54A of this Act does not apply to the statutory instrument containing the order, give information regarding—

(i) the date on which the order comes into operation, and

(ii) the right to challenge the validity of the order and the procedure for doing so, and

[F7 (d) if that subsection does apply to the order, state that the order cannot be made unless the Scottish Parliament, by resolution, approves the draft statutory instrument containing it.]]

[F8 (2A) Sub-paragraphs (2B) to (2F) apply where a harbour revision order—

(a) authorises the compulsory acquisition of land in England or Wales, and

(b) applies Parts 2 and 3 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 to the acquisition.

(2B) The applicant must serve the notice on any person who, if Part 2 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 applied to the acquisition, would be entitled to a notice under section 12 of that Act (notice to owners, lessees and occupiers).

(2C) The notice must—

(a) contain a statement about the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981), and

(b) invite any person who would be entitled to claim compensation if a declaration were executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 to give the applicant information about the person’s name, address and interest in land, using a form set out in the notice.

(2D) The statement referred to in sub-paragraph (2C)(a) must be the same as the relevant statement prescribed under section 15(4)(e) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, subject to any necessary modifications.

(2E) The form mentioned in sub-paragraph (2C)(b) must be the same as the relevant form that is prescribed under section 15(4)(f) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, subject to any necessary modifications.

(2F) The applicant must send a copy of the notice to the Chief Land Registrar and it shall be a local land charge in respect of the land in England or Wales to which it relates.

(2G) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2D) and (2E), a statement or a form is “relevant”—

(a) where the harbour revision order is made by the Welsh Ministers, if it was prescribed by the Welsh Ministers, or

(b) where the harbour revision order is made by the Secretary of State, if it was prescribed by the Secretary of State.]

[F9 (3) [F10 Where a harbour revision order is subject to the affirmative procedure by virtue of section 54A(4) of this Act, as soon as possible after the order has been made or the Scottish Parliament has decided not to approve the draft statutory instrument containing it], the applicant for that order shall publish by Gazette and local advertisement a notice—

[F11 (a) stating that the order has been made, or as the case may be that the Scottish Parliament has decided not to approve the draft statutory instrument containing it, and]

(b) where [F12 the order has been made], providing information regarding—

(i) the place where a copy of the order and any map annexed to it may be inspected at all reasonable hours,

(ii) the date on which the order comes into operation, and

(iii) the right to challenge the validity of the order and the procedure for doing so.]]

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Sch. 3 para. 24(1) inserted (S.) (11.11.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/396), arts. 1, 7(b) (with arts. 8, 9)

F5 Words in Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(a) inserted (S.) (11.11.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/396), arts. 1, 7(c)(i) (with arts. 8, 9)

F6 Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(c)(d) substituted (S.) for Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(c) and preceding word (28.12.2007) by Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 8), ss. 25(5)(k), 30(4); S.S.I. 2007/516, art. 2

F7 Sch. 3 para. 24(2)(d) substituted (S.) (11.11.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/396), arts. 1, 7(c)(ii) (with arts. 8, 9)

F8 Sch. 3 para. 24(2A)-(2G) inserted (E.W.) (2.2.2017) by The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Compulsory Purchase) (Corresponding Amendments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/16), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(1) (with Sch. para. 2(2))

F9 Sch. 3 para. 24(3) added (S.) (28.12.2007) by Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 8), ss. 25(5)(l), 30(4); S.S.I. 2007/516, art. 2

F10 Words in Sch. 3 para. 24(3) substituted (S.) (11.11.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/396), arts. 1, 7(d)(i) (with arts. 8, 9)

F11 Sch. 3 para. 24(3)(a) substituted (S.) (11.11.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/396), arts. 1, 7(d)(ii) (with arts. 8, 9)

F12 Words in Sch. 3 para. 24(3)(b) substituted (S.) (11.11.2011) by The Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/396), arts. 1, 7(d)(iii) (with arts. 8, 9)