Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993

Other provisions U.K.

19 Operation and management: supplementary. U.K.

Schedule 6 to this Act, which contains supplementary provisions about the operation and management of the barrage, outer harbour and inland bay etc., shall have effect.

20 The Cardiff Bay Advisory Committee. U.K.

(1) The Development Corporation shall establish a Committee to be known as the Cardiff Bay Advisory Committee.

(2) The Committee shall consist of persons with an interest in, or representing persons or bodies with an interest in—

(a) the operation of the barrage,

(b) the management of the inland bay, or

(c) navigation in the inland bay or outer harbour.

(3) The following bodies shall be represented on the Committee—

[F1 (a) the South Glamorgan County Council,]

(b) the Cardiff City Council, and

(c) the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council.

(4) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Cardiff City Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, direct the Development Corporation—

(a) that any person specified in the direction shall be a member of the Committee, or

(b) that any person or body so specified shall be represented on the Committee.

(5) The Development Corporation shall, except where it is not reasonably practicable to do so, consult the Committee about any matter substantially affecting—

(a) the environment or amenities of the inland bay, or

(b) navigation in the inland bay or outer harbour.

(6) The Development Corporation shall inform the Committee if the level of the water immediately behind the barrage falls below four metres above ordnance datum (Newlyn) otherwise than by reason of the operation of the barrage—

(a) for any of the purposes mentioned in section 7(3) above, or

(b) in order to comply with a direction given by [F2 the Natural Resources Body for Wales under] section 8 above.

(7) The Committee may make to the Development Corporation representations relating to any matter affecting—

(a) the environment or amenities of the inland bay, or

(b) navigation in the inland bay or outer harbour,

whether or not the Development Corporation have consulted the Committee about it.

(8) The Development Corporation shall, in exercising any of their functions under this Act, take into account any representations made by the Committee under subsection (7) above.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 20(3)(a) omitted (E.W.)(1.4.1996) by virtue of S.I. 1996/525, art. 3, Sch. Pt. I para. 4(2)

F2 Words in s. 20(6)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 355 (with Sch. 7)