Schedule 19 Amendment of Enactments Relating to Piers, Harbours, Etc.
The M1Harbours, Piers and Ferries (Scotland) Act 1937
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A local authority may accept a transfer of a marine work which is wholly or partly situated within their area, but where the marine work is partly situated within the area of another local authority they may only do so with the agreement of that other authority, or failing such agreement, with the consent of the Secretary of State.”
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In section 7(1)(b) (minor works), for the words from “any of” to “therein” there shall be substituted the words “the Highland Region, the islands areas of Orkney, Shetland or the Western Isles or the Argyll district other than the former burgh of Rothesay and the former district of Bute”.
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“18 Responsibility for deficiency.
Any deficiency which is required to be met out of rates in pursuance of section 16 of this Act shall be met by the regional or islands council in whom the marine work is vested, or in the case of a marine work vested in two or more such councils in combination, by those councils in such proportions as may be fixed by the combination agreement.”
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In section 21 (borrowing), the following amendments shall be made—
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in subsection (1), for the words “county or town council” there shall be substituted the words “local authority”;
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in subsection (3), for the words “county or town council” there shall be substituted the words “local authority”.
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In section 31(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “harbour authority”, for the words “pier or ferry” there shall be substituted the words “or pier” and, in the definition of “local authority”, for the words “county or a town” there shall be substituted the words “regional or islands”.
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The Clyde Port Authority.
The Forth Ports Authority.
The Aberdeen Harbour Commissioners.
The Trustees of the Harbour of Dundee.”