(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order repeals and replaces the local legislation applying to Porthmadog harbour, namely an Act of 1821 and the Porthmadog Harbour Revision Order 1974.
The Order re-enacts provisions of the 1974 Order with amendments, and it confers further powers on the harbour authority, Gwynedd Council (successors in title of the Trustees who were the harbour authority mentioned in the 1974 Order, article 2). The further powers include powers as to—
(a) dredging and provision of dredgers;
(b) boating facilities;
(c) moorings;
(d) the removal of unserviceable vessels;
(e) charging for services and facilities; and
(f) the making of byelaws.
The Order also establishes a new consultative committee for the harbour in place of the Porthmadog Harbour Committee constituted under the 1974 Order.