Milford Haven Port Authority Act 2002

2002 CHAPTER v

An Act to alter the constitution of and confer further powers upon the Milford Haven Port Authority.

[7th November 2002]

Whereas—

(1)

By the Milford Haven Conservancy Act 1958 (c. 23) the Milford Haven Conservancy Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) were established and charged with the duty of taking such steps as the Board may from time to time consider necessary or expedient to maintain, improve, protect and regulate the navigation and in particular the deep-water facilities in an area defined in that Act:

(2)

By various subsequent Orders and by the Milford Haven Conservancy Act 1975 (c. xxviii) the powers and duties of the Board were amended and extended and the area in respect of which the functions of the Board are discharged was extended:

(3)

By the Milford Haven Conservancy Act 1983 (c. xix) the provisions of the various enactments by which, or by reference to which the constitution, powers, rights, authorities, privileges, duties and obligations of the Board were then defined, were consolidated with amendments:

(4)

By the Milford Haven Port Authority Act 1986 (c. xx) the name of the Board was altered to the Milford Haven Port Authority:

(5)

It is expedient that the constitution of the Milford Haven Port Authority (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) should be altered as provided in this Act:

(6)

It is expedient that the investment powers of the Authority should be extended:

(7)

It is expedient that the other provisions contained in this Act should be enacted:

(8)

The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the authority of Parliament:

May it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—