Miscellaneous and General
48AF1 Environmental duties of harbour authorities.
It shall be the duty of a harbour authority in formulating or considering any proposals relating to its functions under any enactment to have regard to—
a
the conservation of the natural beauty of the countryside and of flora, fauna and geological or physiographical features of special interest;
b
the desirability of preserving for the public any freedom of access to places of natural beauty; and
c
the desirability of maintaining the availability to the public of any facility for visiting or inspecting any building, site or object of archaeological, architectural or historic interest;
and to take into account any effect which the proposals may have on the natural beauty of the countryside, flora, fauna or any such feature or facility.