16.—(1) The giving of a direction by the harbour master under section 31 of the 1846 Act (powers of harbour master to give directions to vessels) shall not diminish or in any other way affect the responsibility of the master of the vessel to which the direction is given in relation to that vessel, persons on board, its cargo or any other person or property.
(2) In section 33 of the 1846 Act (penalty on masters not complying with directions of the harbour master), for the words from “liable to a penalty” to the end of the section there shall be substituted the words “guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale”.
(3) Notice given by the harbour master to the master of a vessel under section 34 of the 1846 Act (power of harbour master to remove a vessel where the master of the vessel fails to act in accordance with a direction given by the harbour master in writing) need not be in writing but may be given in any manner considered by the harbour master to be appropriate.
(4) In this article, “the 1846 Act” means the Act which received Royal Assent on 26th June 1846 and having the title “An Act for improving and maintaining the Harbour of Port Ellen in the County of Argyll”.