The Newport (Gwent) Harbour Revision Order 1991

Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 1852

HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

The Newport (Gwent) Harbour Revision Order 1991

Made

7th August 1991

Coming into force

8th August 1991

Whereas the making of this Order is not opposed;

Now therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport (being the appropriate Minister under section 14(7) of the Harbours Act 1964(1) for the purpose of making this Order), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the said Act and now vested in him(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and on the application of the Newport (Gwent) Harbour Commissioners, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Newport (Gwent) Harbour Revision Order 1991 and shall come into force on 8th August 1991.

Repeal

2.  The provisions of the Newport (Monmouthshire) Harbour Act 1836(3) listed in the Schedule to this Order are hereby repealed.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

H. B. Wenban-Smith

An Under Secretary in the

Department of Transport

7th August 1991

Article 2

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS OF NEWPORT (MONMOUTHSHIRE) HARBOUR ACT 1836 REPEALED

Section 69	(Grant of rates or dues)
Section 70	(Double duties to be paid on foreign vessels)
Section 71	(His Majesty, or the Lords of the Treasury, may reduce duties on foreign vessels)
Section 74	(Rates to be paid once only during each voyage, except in certain cases)
Section 75	(Vessel having paid rates during any year in respect of thirty voyages to be exempt during residue of the year)
Section 77	(Power of distress for rates or dues)
Section 79	(Table of rates taken to be put up)
Section 80	(Tonnage of British ships to be ascertained by certificate of registry)
Section 81	(Foreign vessels to be measured)
Section 82	(Penalty on persons obstructing the admeasurement of vessels)
Section 83	(Officers of Customs may refuse to clear out vessels until rates or dues paid
Section 84	(Penalty on persons eluding the payment of dues)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the repeal of certain sections of the Newport (Monmouthshire) Act 1836 mainly relating to the rates or duties or charges payable by users of Newport Harbour, including provisions which confer exemptions from rates or duties or charges on vessels returning to the harbour during the same voyage or making over thirty voyages within a specified 12 month period.

The Applicants for the Order are the Newport (Gwent) Harbour Commissioners.

(1)

1964 c. 40; section 14 and Schedule 3 were amended by the Transport Act 1981 (c. 56), section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 2 to 4, 12 and 14.

(2)

See section 57(1) of the Harbours Act 1964 and S.I. 1981/238.

(3)

1836 c.lxvi (6—7 W.4). The short title was provided by section 2 of the Newport (Monmouthshire) Harbour Act 1890 53—4V (c.cxliv).