The harbour master may remove any wreck or other obstruction to the harbour, dock, or pier, or the approaches to the same, and also any floating timber which impedes the navigation thereof, and the expence of removing any such wreck, obstruction, or floating timber shall be repaid by the owner of the same; and the harbour master may detain such wreck or floating timber for securing the expences, and on nonpayment of such expences, on demand, may sell such wreck or floating timber, and out of the proceeds of such sale pay such expences, rendering the overplus, if any, to the owner on demand.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 56 (as incorporated with any local or special Act) extended by S.R. & O. 1938/136 (Rev. I, p. 1329: 1938 I p. 72), art. 3 and S.I. 1972/971, art. 8(2)(a)
C2Ss. 54-56 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (13.2.2013) by The Caledonian Maritime Assets (Lochaline Ferry Services Slipway) Harbour Empowerment Order 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/46), arts. 1, 3 (with arts. 21-23)
C3Ss. 54-58 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (5.6.2014) by The Pennan Harbour Revision Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/158), arts. 1(1), 3(2)-(5)
C4Ss. 54-57 incorporated in part (with modifications) (S.) (19.8.2014) by The Port of Ardersier Harbour Revision Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/224), arts. 1(1), 3 (with arts. 31, 32, 34)
C5S. 56 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (14.1.2015) by The Caledonian Maritime Assets (Brodick) Harbour Revision Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/6), arts. 1, 3(1)-(4) (with arts. 21, 53(3), 55, 57)
C6Ss. 54-59 incorporated (with modifications) (S.) (18.3.2016) by The Lochboisdale and Gasay Port (Harbour Empowerment) Order 2016 (S.S.I. 2016/156), arts. 1, 3 (with arts. 31, 32)