The Lerwick Harbour Revision Order 1997

Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 1472

HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

The Lerwick Harbour Revision Order 1997

Made

4th June 1997

Coming into force

17th June 1997

Whereas the Trustees of the Port and Harbour of Lerwick have applied for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964(1);

And whereas the Secretary of State for Transport has, in pursuance of paragraph A2 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 Council Directive 85/337/EEC(3) on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment but whose characteristics do not require that it should be made subject to an environmental assessment;

And whereas no objection to the application has been made pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of the said Schedule 3;

And whereas the Secretary of State 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)

Paragraph A2 was inserted by the Harbour Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1946), regulation 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.

(3)

OJ No. L175, 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.