The Portsmouth Mile End Quay (Continental Ferry Port Phase 7) Harbour Revision Order 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 2733

HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

The Portsmouth Mile End Quay (Continental Ferry Port Phase 7) Harbour Revision Order 1994

Made

20th October 1994

Coming into force

1st November 1994

Whereas the Portsmouth City Council have applied for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964(1);

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport having, in pursuance of paragraph 1A of Schedule 3 to the said Act(2), determined that the application is made in relation to a project which falls within Annex II to the Council Directive 85/337/EEC(3) on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and whose characteristics require that it should be made subject to an environmental assessment, has directed the applicant to supply him with the information referred to in Annex III to the Directive;

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport has, in accordance with paragraph 3A of the said Schedule, furnished bodies appearing to him to have environmental responsibilities with the information supplied to him under the said paragraph 1A of that Schedule and has consulted such bodies;

And whereas there were objections made to the application which were not withdrawn, and an inquiry was held in accordance with paragraph 4(3) of the said Schedule;

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport has considered the objections made and not withdrawn, the information supplied under the said paragraph 1A and the report of the person holding the inquiry, and is satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2)(b) of the said section 14:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport (being the appropriate Minister under subsection (7) of the said section 14(4)) in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and now vested in him(5), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—

(1)

1964 c. 40; section 14 was amended by the Transport Act 1981 (c. 56), section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 2, 3, 4(1) and 14, and by the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), Schedule 3, paragraph 1.

(2)

Schedule 3 was amended by the Transport Act 1981, section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 4(2) to (7) and 12 and by the Transport and Works Act 1992, Schedule 3, paragraph 10. Paragraphs 1A and 3A were inserted by the Harbour Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1336), regulations 3 and 4 and amended by S.I. 1992/1421.

(3)

OJ No. L 175, 5.7.85, p. 40.

(4)

For the definition of “the Minister” (mentioned in section 14(7)), see section 57(1).

(5)

S.I. 1981/238.