The Whitehaven Harbour Revision Order 1996

UK Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1627 — creates 6 criminal offences.

6offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 21 June 1996
In force from: 8 July 1996
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under: 85/337/EEC, Harbours Act 1964

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order authorises the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners to construct works at the harbour, including a new lock between the Outer and Inner Harbour, the extension and strengthening of the harbour walls, and the provision of piled moorings together with pontoon systems in the Inner Harbour, Custom House Dock, South Harbour and Queens Dock. The Order excludes certain commercial vessels from the use of the harbour and restricts the Inner Harbour, Custom House Dock and South Harbour to pleasure craft and certain other vessels. The Order also makes provision in modern terms for the management of the harbour, particularly by conferring on the Commissioners or officers of the Commissioners various powers (for example, general powers for the improvement of the harbour; and power to make byelaws, to give directions to vessels, to remove obstructions, and to grant leases).

Offences created by this instrument

Permanent lights on tidal works article 12(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Failure to comply with directions article 28 · Status not determined · Strict liability
General rules for navigation article 35 · Status not determined · Objective fault
Vessels adrift article 36(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Fine for obstructing works article 7 · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
Provision against danger to navigation article 9(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Harbours Bill Hl Lords · Lords Chamber · 5 March 2003 · Lord Berkeley
My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The Bill has the support of the ports industry, which has identified an anomaly in the Harbours Act 1964. The Bill is intended to remove that anomaly. It will essentially achieve a much needed degree of deregulation for the ports industry by applying the same rules to the maritime sector as are applied to other transport modes. The background to the Bill requires some technical explanation. Sections 14 to 16 of the Harbours Act 1964 empower the Secretary of State to make harbour orders. Such orders are required, for example,…
Harbours Bill Hl Lords · Lords Chamber · 7 January 2004 · Lord Berkeley
My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. I can tell your Lordships that the Bill has the support of the ports industry, which has identified an anomaly in the Harbours Act 1964. This Bill is intended to remove that anomaly and is essentially a Bill to achieve a much needed degree of deregulation for the ports industry by applying the same rules to the maritime sector as are applied successfully to other transport modes. I should remind your Lordships that I introduced a similar Bill into this House in the last Session. That Bill was debated and passed through all its…

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