Government of Wales Act 2006

[F1Section E3U.K.E3 Marine and waterway transport etc

Textual Amendments

F1Schs. 7A, 7B substituted for Sch. 7 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 2

119U.K.Navigational rights and freedoms.

120U.K.Shipping and technical and safety standards of vessels that are not ships (whether or not capable of navigation), including the subject-matter of—

(a)section 2 of the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 (prohibition on approaching dangerous wrecks),

(b)the Dangerous Vessels Act 1985, and

(c)the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

121U.K.Reserved trust ports and harbours not wholly in Wales.

122U.K.Pilotage other than devolved pilotage.

123U.K.Coastguard services and maritime search and rescue.

124U.K.Hovercraft.

Exceptions

  • The reference to navigational rights and freedoms does not reserve the regulation of works that may obstruct or endanger navigation apart from works in relation to, or for constructing, reserved trust ports or harbours not wholly in Wales.

  • The reference to maritime search and rescue does not reserve participation by Welsh fire and rescue authorities in maritime search and rescue responses.

  • Financial assistance for shipping services to, from or within Wales.

  • Regulation of the carriage of animals on vessels for the purposes of protecting human, animal or plant health, animal welfare or the environment.

Interpretation

  • "Devolved pilotage”” means pilotage that —

    (a)

    relates to a harbour wholly in Wales that is not a reserved trust port, and

    (b)

    is provided in a pilotage jurisdiction that does not extend beyond Wales.

  • "Pilotage jurisdiction”” means an area in relation to which the duty of a competent harbour authority under section 2(1) of the Pilotage Act 1987 is exercisable.

  • "Reserved trust port”” has the meaning given by section 32 of the Wales Act 2017.]