Control and management of harbour
Declaration of draught, etc., of vessel
17.—(1) The master of a vessel entering, leaving or intending to enter or leave the harbour shall, if required to do so by the harbourmaster, state the length overall and draught maximum of his vessel.
(2) The master of a vessel who in response to a requirement under paragraph (1) without reasonable excuse gives incorrect information shall, without prejudice to any right of the Comhairle to compensation for loss or damage occasioned thereby, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) For the purpose of this article “draught” in relation to a hovercraft or hydrofoil vessel means its draught when afloat and not supported on a cushion of air or on foils or by any other means and in relation to a seaplane means its draught when afloat.
Provisions as to damage
18.—(1) This article applies to any damage caused to any of the authorised works or to any other work or property of the Comhairle in the harbour–
(a)by any person who contravenes any provision of this Order, or of any byelaw made in relation to the harbour by the Comhairle; or
(b)by a vessel, whether or not as a result of any contravention of any such provision.
(2) Where damage to which this article applies has occurred, the Comhairle may detain any vessel which caused the damage, and any other property belonging to or in charge of the person causing the damage, or belonging to his employers, until the cost of the damage has been paid or until reasonable security therefor has been given to the Comhairle.
(3) The owner of any vessel causing damage to which this article applies and the master (if it was through his intentional act or failure to act that the damage was done) shall be liable for the cost of the damage.
(4) This article is without prejudice to–
(a)any right of the owner or master of a vessel to recover the cost of damage from any person whose act, or failure to act, gave rise to the damage; or
(b)any right of the Comhairle under any other enactment, agreement or rule of law; or
(c)the criminal liability of any person under any provision of this Order, or any byelaw made in relation to the harbour by the Comhairle.
Obstruction of officers, etc.
19. Any person who intentionally obstructs an officer of the Comhairle or other person acting in execution of this Order or of any byelaws made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
Boarding of vessels
20. Any duly authorised officer of the Comhairle may, on producing if so required his authority, enter and inspect a vessel in the harbour–
(a)for the purposes of any enactment relating to the Comhairle or of any byelaw of the Comhairle, including the enforcement thereof; or
(b)to prevent or extinguish fire,
but, except in an emergency, no entry shall be made under this article without notice first having been given to the owner or the person appearing to have charge of the vessel, and the notice shall have annexed to it a copy of this article.
Vessels adrift
21.—(1) The owner or master of a vessel adrift in the harbour shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(2) It shall be a defence for the owner or master of a vessel charged with an offence under paragraph (1) to prove that the vessel did not become adrift as the result of any neglect or default on his part.
Licensing of tugs
22.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person, except in an emergency, to operate a vessel exceeding 5 tons gross for fee or reward for the purpose of moving or controlling the movement of any other vessel within the harbour except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted by the Comhairle in that behalf.
(2) The Comhairle may charge a reasonable fee for the grant of any licence under this article.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Power to appropriate parts of harbour, etc.
23.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Order or any other statutory provision of local application, the Comhairle may from time to time set apart or appropriate any lands, works, buildings, machinery, equipment or other property of the Comhairle in the harbour for the exclusive, partial or preferential use or accommodation for any particular trade, activity, person, vessel or class of vessels or goods, subject to the payment of such reasonable charges and to such terms and conditions as the Comhairle think fit.
(2) No person or vessel shall, otherwise than in accordance with the setting apart or appropriation, make use of any lands, works, buildings, machinery, equipment or other property so set apart or appropriated without the consent of the harbourmaster or other duly authorised officer of the Comhairle, and the harbourmaster or, as the case may be, such officer may order any person or vessel making use thereof without such consent to leave or be removed.