Scottish Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 422

HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

The Stornoway Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2008

Made

17th December 2008

Coming into force

18th December 2008

The Stornoway Port Authority has applied for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964(1):

Notices have been published by the Authority in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to that Act;

The Scottish Ministers have considered the objection made and not withdrawn and the written representations submitted by the Authority and the objector in elaboration of the application or objection and are satisfied as mentioned in section 14(2)(b) of that Act;

The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and now vested in them(2), hereby make the following Order:–

(1)

1964 c. 40; section 14 was amended by the Transport Act 1981 (c. 56), section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 2 to 4 and 14, and by the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), section 63(1) and Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 10.

(2)

Section 14(7) contains a definition of “the appropriate Minister” relevant to the exercise of the powers under which this Order is made. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).