3.—(1) The Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847(1) (except sections 6 to 19, 24, 25, 31, the proviso to section 32, sections 42, 48 to 50, 77 and 78), so far as applicable to the purposes and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, is hereby incorporated with this Order subject to the following modifications, that is to say–
(a)section 23 shall be read and have effect as if the words “provided that no such lease be granted for a longer term than three years” were omitted;
(b)section 63 shall be read and have effect as if for the words from “liable to” to the end of the section there were substituted the words “be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100;”
(c)section 69 shall be read and have effect as if for the words from “shall forfeit” to the end of the section there were substituted the words “shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £400;”
(d)section 85 shall be read and have effect as if the words “in the prescribed manner” to the end of the subsection were deleted and there were substituted therefor the words “by the Secretary of State” and the provisions of sections 236 (3) to (8) and (11) and 238 of the Local Government Act 1972(2) shall apply to any byelaws made by the Company and the said section 238 shall be construed and have effect as if the expression “proper officer” were intended to refer to the secretary of the Company and, in its application to the said section 85, subsection (7) of section 236 of the said Act of 1972 shall have effect as if, after the words “the confirming authority may confirm” there were inserted the words “with or without modifications” and, as if at the end of that subsection, there were added the following proviso–
“Provided that where the Secretary of State proposes to make a modification to a byelaw which appears to him to be substantial he shall inform the Company and require them to take any steps which he considers to be necessary for informing persons likely to be concerned with the modification; and he shall not confirm the byelaws until such period has elapsed as he thinks reasonable for the consideration of, and comment upon, the proposed modification by the Company and by any other persons who have, or are likely to have, been informed of it.”.
(2) In construing the provisions so applied the expression “the special Act” means this Order.