This Order incorporates certain provisions of the Commissioners Clauses Act 1847 and amends the constitution of the Montrose Port Authority by increasing the number of ex-officio members of the Authority.

In addition to making minor and consequential amendments to the Montrose Harbour Revision Order 1991 which amended the constitution of the Authority, the Order sets out the general powers and duties of the Authority in respect of the harbour. The Order also empowers the Authority to form wholly-owned subsidiaries for carrying on activities which the Authority has power to carry on, and to form companies for developing or carrying on any business on land within (or formerly within) the harbour but no longer required for the purposes of the Authority’s undertaking.

The Order also extends the area of jurisdiction (including jurisdiction for the purpose of pilotage) over which the Authority may exercise its powers.