6. The following sections shall be treated as inserted after section 5 of the 1968 Act–
“5A. General duties and powers of the Company.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Company to provide, maintain, operate and improve such port and harbour services and facilities at the Company’s port premises as the Company considers necessary or desirable and to take such action as it considers incidental to the provision of such services and facilities.
(2) The Company shall have power either itself or by arrangement between itself and another person to take such action as the Company considers necessary or desirable in, or in the vicinity of, the Company’s docks–
(a)for the purpose of discharging or facilitating the discharge of any of its duties, including the proper development or operation of the company’s tilbury undertaking;
(b)for the provision, maintenance and operation of–
(i)warehousing services and facilities;
(ii)services and facilities for the consignment of goods on routes which include the Company’s port premises.
(3) Particular powers conferred or particular duties laid upon the Company by this Act (as having effect by virtue of subsection (8)(b) of section 22 of the Ports Act 1991 or any provision of a scheme made under that section) shall not be construed as derogating from each other or from the generality of subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
5AA. Company’s functions subordinate to Port Authority’s functions.
the exercise in, under or over the thames by the company or by any officer of the company of any function which is, by virtue of section 22(8)(b) of the ports act 1991 or otherwise, conferred on it or him by or under this or any other act shall be subject to–
(a)any enactment (including any provision of this Act or of any subordinate legislation) relating to or made by the Port Authority; and
(b)the exercise by the Port Authority or their harbourmaster of any function conferred on them or him by or under any local statutory provision.”.