Harbours Act 1964

15 Ministers' powers to make, of their own motion, orders for limited purposes for securing harbour efficiency,

(1) If, with respect to a harbour, the appropriate Minister is satisfied, on a representation made to him by the Council, that a harbour revision order ought to be made for the purpose of achieving, in relation to the harbour, either or both of the following objects, namely.—

(a) reconstituting the harbour authority by whom the harbour is being improved, maintained or managed or altering their constitution ; and

(b) regulating (in whole or to a less extent) the procedure of, or of any committee of, the authority and fixing the quorum at a meeting of, or of any committee of, the authority;

he may, if he is satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of the last foregoing section, make the order despite the fact that no application to him for the making of it is forthcoming from the authority engaged in improving, maintaining or managing the harbour or from any such person or representative body as is mentioned in subsection (2)(a) of that section.

(2) In the case of a fishery harbour and of a marine work subsection (1) of this section shall have effect with the omission of the words " on a representation made to him by the Council".

(3) In this section " the appropriate Minister in relation to a harbour not being a fishery harbour or a marine work means the Minister, in relation to a fishery harbour means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in relation to a marine work means the Secretary of State.