The Peterhead Port Authority Harbour (Constitution) Revision Order 2005

Duties and powers of Authority in respect of Peterhead Bay Harbour

14.—(1) On and from the end of the transfer date the Authority shall have in respect of Peterhead Bay Harbour all the duties and powers imposed or conferred on the Bay Authority by any provision of the Peterhead Bay Authority Orders 1983 and 2002 in force immediately before that end.

(2) In consequence of paragraph (1) above, on and from the end of the transfer date any statutory provision of local application or document whatsoever (other than a document referred to in article 16 of this Order) shall, so far as it relates to Peterhead Bay Harbour, have effect (except where the context otherwise requires and subject to any necessary modifications) as if, for any reference however worded and whether express or implied–

(a) to the Bay Authority, there were substituted a reference to the Authority; and

(b) to any officer or employee of the Bay Authority, there were substituted a reference to the officer or employee of the Authority who corresponds as nearly as may be to the first mentioned officer or employee.