Pilotage Act 1983

Section 69(1).

SCHEDULE 2 Transitional and saving provisions

Byelaws

1 Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 8(2) of the [1979 c. 39.] Merchant Shipping Act 1979, any byelaws in force immediately before 4th July 1980 (the date of commencement of section 8(1)(b) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979) by virtue of section 11(4) of the [1913 c. 31.] Pilotage Act 1913 shall, if in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, continue in force thereafter and may be revoked as if the said subsection (4) were still in force.

2 Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 9(8) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979, any byelaws made before 1st September 1980 (the date of commencement of section 9(8) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979) by a pilotage authority by virtue of section 17(1)(0 of the Pilotage Act 1913 shall, if in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, continue in force but—

(a) may be revoked by byelaws made by the authority and confirmed by the Secretary of State ; and

(b) shall not apply to services provided or to be provided after the date when charges first became payable by reference to a list made by the authority in pursuance of section 9 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979 or section 14 of this Act.

Acts confirming pilotage orders

3 Any Act confirming a pilotage order made under an enactment repealed by this Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act may be repealed, altered or amended by a pilotage order made under this Act.

Penalties

4 Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 13(4) of the [1979 c. 39.] Merchant Shipping Act 1979, that subsection (which makes transitional provision relating to the alteration, by virtue of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of that section, of punishments specified in the [1913 c. 31.] Pilotage Act 1913) continues to have effect in relation to the punishment for any offence committed before 1st January 1980 (being the date on which the provisions to which that subsection relates came into force).

Licences and certificates

5 Nothing in paragraph (a) of section 20(2) of this Act affects the validity or prevents the renewal of any pilotage certificate in force immediately before 4th July 1980 (the commencement date of paragraph 8(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the [1979 c. 39.] Merchant Shipping Act 1979) in respect of a ship which is not registered under the law of a member State of the Economic Community.

6 Any licence or certificate granted under any enactment repealed by this Act shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, continue in force as if it had been made or granted under this Act.

Appointments etc.

7 Any officer appointed, any body elected or constituted and any office established under any enactment repealed by this Act shall continue and be deemed to have been appointed, elected, constituted or established, as the case may be, under this Act.

Sections 55(4) and 58(2)

8 Nothing in any order made in pursuance of section 55(4) or section 58(2) of this Act shall affect the operation of either of those sections in relation to any occurrence which took place before the coming into force of any such order.

Orders under sections 18(1), 22(4) and 27(1) of the Pilotage Act 1913

9 The repeal by this Act of sections 18(1), 22(4) and 27(1) of the [1913 c. 31.] Pilotage Act 1913 does not affect the operation of any order made under any of those provisions.

Periods of time

10 Where a period of time specified in any enactment repealed by this Act is current at the commencement of this Act, this Act has effect as if the corresponding provision of this Act had been in force when that period began to run.