Scottish Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 182
HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES
The Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (Largs) Harbour Revision Order 2008
Made
6th May 2008
Coming into force
7th May 2008
In accordance with section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964(1) Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1985(2) has applied in writing to the Scottish Ministers for a harbour revision order;
The Scottish Ministers are satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2) of the said Section 14;
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
PART IPRELIMINARY
Citation commencement and extent
1. This Order may be cited as the Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (Largs) Harbour Revision Order 2008 and shall come into force on 7th May 2008 .
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order–
“The 1847 Act” means the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847(3);
“the Company” means Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, a company incorporated in Scotland with registered number SC1845 and having its registered office at Dalmore House, 310 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5QR;
“the deposited plans” and “the deposited sections” mean respectively the plans and sections signed on behalf of the Scottish Ministers and marked “Plans and sections referred to in the Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (Largs) Harbour Revision Order 2008” of which copies are deposited at the offices of the Scottish Ministers at the Scottish Executive, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ and with the Company;
“the harbour” means the harbour of Largs, the area of which is described in article 4 and in Schedule 2 to this Order;
“the harbour map” means the map referred to in article 4 below of which copies are deposited at the offices of the Scottish Ministers at the Scottish Executive, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ and with the Company;
“the harbour master” means any person appointed as such by the Company, and includes that person’s deputies and assistants and any other person for the time being authorised by the Company to act, either generally or for a specific purpose, in the capacity of harbour master;
“the harbour premises” means that area of land delineated red on the plan comprising Schedule 1 to this Order;
“harbour works” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007(4);
“jet craft” means any watercraft (not normally used in navigation and not being a structure which by reason of its concave shape provides buoyancy for the carriage of persons or goods) propelled by a jet engine or other mechanical means of propulsion and steered either:–
by means of a handlebar operated linkage system (with or without a rudder at the stern); or
by the person or persons riding the craft using his or their body weight for the purpose; or
by a combination of the methods referred to respectively in sub paragraphs (a) and (b) above.
“the level of high water” means the level of mean high water springs;
“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation for the authorised works shown on the deposited plans;
“mooring” includes buoys and other apparatus provided for the mooring of vessels;
“sail board” means a raft with a sail or sails designed to be operated by a person or persons standing upright thereon;
“special direction” means a direction given under article 37 below;
“tidal work” means so much of any authorised work as is on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of high water; and
“vessel” means every description of vessel, however propelled or moved, and includes any thing constructed or used to carry persons or goods by water, a seaplane in or on the water, a hovercraft, a hydrofoil and any amphibious vehicle.
(2) All areas, dimensions, directions, distances, lengths, points, situations and other measurements stated in this Order shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each area, dimension, direction, distance, length, point, situation or other measurement.
(3) Reference points specified in this Order shall be construed as references to Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference points.
(4) Any reference in this Order to a work identified by the number of such work shall be construed as a reference to the work of that number authorised by this Order.
Incorporation of the 1847 Act
3.—(1) The 1847 Act except Sections 6 to 19, 22 to 26, 28, 33, 49, 50, 60, 66, 67, 79 to 91 and 94 to 103, so far as applicable to the purposes and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Order, is hereby incorporated with and forms part of this Order.
(2) For the purposes of the 1847 Act, as so incorporated–
(a)the expression “the special Act” means this Order;
(b)the expression “the undertakers” means the Company;
(c)the expression “the harbour, dock or pier” means the harbour;
(d)the meaning of the word “vessel” as defined in article 2 above shall be substituted for the meaning assigned to that word by section 3 of the 1847 Act;
(e)section 63 shall be read and have effect as if for the words from “penalty” to the end of the section there were substituted the words “on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale”;
(f)section 69 shall be read and have effect as if for the words from “forfeit” to the end of the section there were substituted the words “be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale”;
(g)section 73 shall be read and have effect as if for “level 1” there were substituted “level 2”.
Harbour jurisdiction
4.—(1) The Company shall exercise jurisdiction as a harbour authority within the meaning of section 57 of the Harbours Act 1964 and the powers of the harbour master shall be exercisable within the area the boundaries of which are described in Schedule 2 to this Order and shown on the harbour map together with so much of the harbour premises as are not situated within that area.
(2) In the event of any discrepancy between the boundaries as described in Schedule 2 to this Order and the boundaries shown on the harbour map, the harbour map shall prevail.
PART IIWORKS
Power to construct works
5. The Company may, within the limits of deviation, and according to the levels shown on the deposited sections, construct, execute and maintain the works described in Schedule 3 to this Order, together with all necessary works and conveniences connected therewith, within the Parish of Largs and County of Ayr.
Power to renew, etc. works
6. Subject to the provisions of this Order the Company may, within the limits of deviation, renew, replace, or otherwise alter temporarily or permanently the authorised works.
Power to deviate
7. Subject to the provisions of this Order, in the construction or execution of the authorised works the Company may deviate laterally from the lines or situations thereof shown on the deposited plans to the extent of the limits of deviation, and may deviate vertically from the levels shown on the deposited sections to any extent not exceeding 3 metres upwards and to such extent downwards as may be necessary or convenient.
Subsidiary works
8. Subject to the provisions of this Order the Company, for the purposes of or in connection with the authorised works, may within the limits of deviation construct, execute and maintain all such subsidiary or incidental works and conveniences as may be necessary or expedient for or in connection with the authorised works.
Reclamation of land
9.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Company may, within the harbour fill up, raise, enclose and reclaim land from the sea and the bed and foreshore of the harbour and for that purpose may place such piles and construct such groynes, retaining walls and other works in and upon the seabed and foreshore as the Company deems necessary.
(2) The Company shall not exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (1) in relation to any land not owned by them unless it first obtains the consent in writing of the owner thereof.
Power to dredge
10.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Company may from time to time deepen, dredge, scour, cleanse, alter and improve the harbour for the purpose of affording uninterrupted means of access to the harbour or any part of it for the accommodation of vessels.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below the Company may use, appropriate or dispose of any material (other than any wreck within the meaning of Part IX of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(5)) from time to time dredged by them from the harbour.
(3) No material referred to in this article shall–
(a)be disposed of in contravention of any enactment relating to the disposal of waste; or
(b)be deposited below the level of mean high water except in such places and in accordance with such conditions and restrictions as may be approved or directed by the Scottish Ministers.
Fine for obstructing works
11. Any person who intentionally obstructs any person acting under the authority of the Company in setting out the lines of the works, or who moves or removes any pole, stake, station point or bench mark established for the purpose of such setting out, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, and shall in addition be liable to repay to the Company as a debt any expenses incurred by it in making good any damage resulting from such obstruction, moving or removal.
Works deemed to be within North Ayrshire
12. So much of the authorised works as is not within the administrative area of North Ayrshire(6) shall be deemed for all purposes to be within that area.
Harbour works not to be executed without approval of the Scottish Ministers
13.—(1) A harbour work shall not be constructed, executed, renewed, replaced or altered except in accordance with plans and sections approved by the Scottish Ministers and subject to any conditions and restrictions imposed by the Scottish Ministers before the work is begun.
(2) If a harbour work is constructed, executed, renewed, replaced or altered in contravention of this article–
(a)the Scottish Ministers may by notice in writing require the Company at its own expense to remove the harbour work or any part thereof and restore the site thereof to its former condition, and if, on the expiration of 30 days from the date when the notice is served upon the Company it has failed to comply with the requirements of the notice, the Scottish Ministers may execute the works specified in the notice; or
(b)if it appears to the Scottish Ministers urgently necessary to do so, they may themselves remove the harbour work or part of it and restore the site to its former condition,
and any expenditure incurred by the Scottish Ministers in so doing shall be recoverable from the Company as a debt.
Lights on tidal works during construction
14.—(1) During the whole time of demolition, construction, renewal or alteration of tidal work the Company shall at the outer extremity thereof every night from sunset to sunrise exhibit such lights, if any, and take such other steps for the prevention of danger to navigation as the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses shall from time to time direct.
(2) If the Company fails to comply in any respect with paragraph (1) above it shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and on conviction on indictment to a fine.
Permanent lights on tidal works
15.—(1) After the completion of a tidal work the Company shall at the outer extremity thereof exhibit every night from sunset to sunrise such lights, if any, and take such other steps for preventing danger to navigation as the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses shall from time to time direct.
(2) If the Company fails to comply in any respect with a direction given under this article it shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and on conviction on indictment to a fine.
Survey of tidal works
16. The Scottish Ministers may at any time they deem it expedient order a survey and examination of a tidal work or of the site upon which it is proposed to construct and execute the work and any expenditure incurred by them in such survey or examination shall be recoverable from the Company.
Provision against danger to navigation
17.—(1) In case of injury to or destruction or decay of a tidal work or any part thereof the Company shall forthwith notify the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses and shall lay down such buoys, exhibit such lights and take such other steps as the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouse shall from time to time direct.
(2) If the Company fails to comply in any respect with the provisions of this article it shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and on conviction on indictment to a fine.
Abatement of works abandoned or decayed
18.—(1) Where a tidal work is abandoned or suffered to fall into decay the Scottish Ministers may by notice in writing require the Company at its own expense either to repair and restore the work or any part thereof, or to remove the work and restore the site thereof to its former condition, to such an extent and within such limits as the Scottish Ministers think proper.
(2) Where a work authorised by this Order consisting partly of a tidal work and partly of works on or over land above the level of high water is abandoned or suffered to fall into decay and that part of the work on or over the land above the level of high water is in such condition as to interfere or to cause reasonable apprehension that it may interfere with the right of navigation or other public rights over the foreshore, the Scottish Ministers may include that part of the works, or any portion thereof, in any notice under this article.
(3) If, on the expiration of 30 days from the date when a notice under this article is served upon the Company, it has failed to comply with the requirements of the notice, the Scottish Ministers may execute the works specified in the notice and any expenditure by them in so doing shall be recoverable from the Company as a debt.
PART IIIDUTIES AND POWERS OF THE COMPANY
General powers and duties in respect of harbour
19.—(1) The Company may improve, maintain, regulate, manage, mark and light the harbour and provide accommodation and harbour facilities therein.
(2) For those purposes, and without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, the Company may–
(a)subject to the provisions of article 13 above construct, alter, demolish and reconstruct structures and works in the harbour; and
(b)do all other things which in its opinion are necessary or expedient to facilitate the proper carrying on or development of the harbour.
(3) This article is without prejudice to any powers of the Company under or by virtue of any other enactment (including any other provision of this Order).
Restriction of works and dredging
20.—(1) No person other than the Company shall in the harbour–
(a)alter, renew or maintain any works; or
(b)dredge,
unless that person is licensed to do so, in the case of works by a works licence and in the case of dredging by a dredging licence, nor except upon the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the licence is granted and in accordance with plans, sections and particulars approved in pursuance of article 21 or, as the case may require, article 22 below.
(2) Any person who contravenes this article shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) The Company may by notice require a person who contravenes this article to remove, abate or rectify, within a reasonable time specified in the notice, any work, operation or omission to which the contravention relates and to restore the site thereof to its former condition; and if that person fails to comply with the notice the Company may carry out the works so required and may recover the cost of so doing from that person.
(4) Nothing in this article shall affect the powers of a public telecommunications operator under the Telecommunications Act 1984(7).
Licensing of works
21.—(1) The Company may upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit grant to any person a licence to maintain, alter or renew works within a harbour area on, under or over tidal waters or tidal land below the level of high water, notwithstanding any interference with public rights of navigation or other public rights by such works as maintained, altered or renewed.
(2) Application for a works licence shall be made in writing to the Company and shall–
(a)be accompanied by plans, sections and particulars of the works to which the application relates;
(b)specify whether the applicant holds such rights in, under or over land as are necessary to enable the applicant to enjoy the benefits of the licence and, if not, the action taken or to be taken to enable the applicant to obtain such rights if the licence is granted; and
(c)be accompanied by a copy of a notice published in a newspaper circulating I n the locality of the harbour stating that it is intended to make the application, containing a general description of the nature of the works for which application is being made and of the land affected thereby, and specifying a place where a copy of the plans, sections and particulars of the proposed works may be inspected at all reasonable hours and stating that any person who desires to object to the Company to the grant of the application should do so in writing stating the grounds of that person’s objection before the expiration of the period of 28 days from the day of the publication.
(3) In deciding whether or not to grant a works licence or as to the terms and conditions to be included in the licence the Company shall take into consideration any objection made to them in accordance with paragraph (2)(c) above (hereinafter in this article and in article 23 below referred to as a competent objection) and in granting a licence the Company may require modifications in the plans, sections and particulars submitted to them by the applicant.
(4) If the Company decides to grant a works licence it shall give notice of its decision to the applicant and to any person who has made a competent objection and has not withdrawn it.
(5) If within 3 months from the date of the making of an application under paragraph (2) above the Company does not notify to the applicant its decision whether to grant a works licence, it shall be deemed to have refused the application.
(6) The Company may charge a reasonable fee for the grant of a licence under this article.
(7) The grant of a licence under this article has effect for the purposes of article 20 above and confers no other authority for the carrying out of the operations covered by the licence.
(8) In the execution of any works to which a works licence relates, the licensee shall not damage or injuriously affect any electrical plant or electric line (as respectively defined in section 64 of the Electricity Act 1989(8)) belonging to, or used or maintained by, Scottish Power plc or without the consent of that company, interfere with or adversely affect the operation of any such line or work.
Licensing of dredging
22.—(1) The Company may upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit grant to any person a licence to dredge in any part of a harbour area.
(2) Application for a dredging licence shall be made in writing to the Company and shall be accompanied by–
(a)plans, sections and particulars defining the nature, extent and manner of the operations in respect of which application is made; and
(b)a copy of a notice published in a newspaper circulating in the locality of the harbour stating that it is intended to make the application containing a general description of the position, nature, extent and manner of those operations specifying a place where a copy of the plans, sections and particulars of the proposed operations may be inspected at all reasonable hours and stating that any person who desires to object to the Company to the grant of the application should do so in writing stating the grounds of his objection before the expiration of the period of 28 days from the date of publication of the notice.
(3) In deciding whether or not to grant a dredging licence or as to the terms and conditions to be included in the licence the Company shall take into consideration any objection made to them in accordance with paragraph (2)(b) above (hereinafter in this article and in article 23 below referred to as a competent objection) and in granting a licence the Company may require modifications in the plans, sections and particulars submitted to them by the applicant.
(4) If the Company decides to grant a dredging licence it shall give notice of its decision to the applicant and to any person who has made a competent objection and has not withdrawn it.
(5) If within 3 months from the date of making an application under paragraph (2) above the Company does not notify the applicant of its decision whether to grant a dredging licence it shall be deemed to have refused the application.
(6) Unless otherwise agreed between the Company and the licensee any materials (other than wreck within the meaning of Part IX of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995) taken up or collected by means of dredging in pursuance of a dredging licence shall, in so far as they are not the property of the Company before being taken up or collected become the property of the Company and the provisions of paragraph (2) of article 10 above shall apply to such materials which are or become the property of the Company.
(7) The Company may charge a reasonable fee for the grant of a licence under this article.
(8) The grant of a licence under this article has effect for the purposes of article 20 above and confers no other authority for the carrying out of the operations covered by the licence.
(9) In the execution of any works to which a dredging licence relates the holder of the licence shall not damage or injuriously affect any electrical plant or electric line (as respectively defined in section 64 of the Electricity Act 1989(9)) belonging to or used or maintained by Scottish Power plc or, without the consent of that company, interfere with or adversely affect the operation of any such line or work.
Appeals in respect of works or dredging licence
23.—(1) Where–
(a)the Company has refused to grant a works licence or a dredging licence and the applicant for the licence is aggrieved by the refusal; or
(b)the Company has granted such a licence and any person who has made a competent objection and has not withdrawn it is aggrieved by the grant; or
(c)the Company has granted such a licence upon terms or conditions or has required modifications to be made in the plans, sections and particulars submitted by the applicant, and the applicant or any such person is aggrieved by the Company’s decision as to such terms or conditions, or as to such modifications,
the person aggrieved may within 28 days from the date on which the Company gives notice of its decision or the date on which it is under paragraph (5) of article 21 or of article 22 deemed to have refused the application, as the case may be, appeal to the Scottish Ministers.
(2) An appeal under this article shall be made by notice in writing, stating the grounds of the appeal.
(3) A person who appeals to the Scottish Ministers under this article shall at the same time send a copy of his statement of appeal to the Company and the Company shall as soon as practicable thereafter furnish the Scottish Ministers with all relevant documents, and may within 28 days from the receipt of the statement of appeal furnish the Scottish Ministers with its observations on the appeal.
(4) On an appeal under this article the Scottish Ministers may confirm, vary or revoke the decision appealed against and may require any consequential amendments to be made, including the amendment of the terms and conditions or modification of the plans, sections and particulars.
(5) The Company shall give effect to any decision or requirement given or made by the Scottish Ministers under paragraph (4) above.
Power to lay down moorings
24. The Company may provide, place, lay down, maintain, renew, use or remove such moorings, buoys and similar apparatus within the harbour as it considers necessary or desirable for the convenience of vessels.
Licensing of moorings
25.—(1) The Company may from time to time grant a licence to any person to place, lay down, maintain, renew or use moorings, buoys and similar apparatus for vessels in the harbour.
(2) Any licence granted under paragraph (1) above shall be valid for a period of no longer than three years commencing with the date on which it takes effect.
(3) The Company may charge a reasonable fee for the grant of a licence under this article.
Offences as to moorings, etc.
26. Any person who, without reasonable excuse, shall place, lay down, maintain, renew or use a mooring, buoy or similar apparatus for vessels within the harbour except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted under article 25 above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Power to licence tugs
27.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person, except in an emergency, to operate a vessel exceeding 5 tonnes gross for fee or reward for the purpose of moving or controlling the movement of any other vessel within a harbour area except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted by the Company in that behalf.
(2) The Company may charge a reasonable fee for the grant of any licence under this article.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) above shall be guilty of any offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Power to licence pleasure craft
28.—(1) The Company may grant, upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit, licences for pleasure craft to be let for hire to the public in the course of trade or business or to be used for carrying passengers for hire within the harbour, and to the boatmen or persons assisting in the charge or navigation of such craft.
(2) Any such licence may be granted for such period as the Company may think fit, and may be suspended or revoked by the Company whenever it shall deem such suspension or revocation to be necessary or desirable in the interests of the public.
(3) The existence of the power to suspend or revoke the licence shall be plainly set forth in the licence itself.
(4) A person shall not within the harbour–
(a)let for hire to the public a pleasure craft which is not licensed in accordance with this article; or
(b)carry, or permit to be carried, passengers for hire in a pleasure craft unless the craft, and the boatmen in charge thereof and the navigator, are so licensed.
(5) This article shall not be taken to require a person to be licensed as a boatman who takes on hire a pleasure craft for purposes other than for profit.
(6) A licence under this article shall not be required for any craft which has a passenger certificate issued by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and valid for the voyage intended or, in the case of hovercraft within the meaning of the Hovercraft Act 1968(10), a certificate of safety valid for the voyage intended.
(7) A person shall not carry or permit to be carried in any pleasure craft a greater number of passengers for hire than shall be specified in the licence applying to such craft, and every owner of any such craft shall before permitting the same to be used for carrying passengers for hire, paint or cause to be painted, in letters and figures not less that three centimetres in height and one half centimetre in breadth, on a conspicuous part of the said craft, their own name and also the number of persons which it is licensed to carry, in the form “Licensed to carry – persons”.
(8) Any person who shall act in contravention of paragraph (4) or (7) above shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(9) Any person aggrieved by the withholding, suspension or revocation of any licence or by any term or condition subject to which a licence has been granted under the provisions of this article may appeal to the sheriff.
(10) In this article “pleasure craft” means any vessel of not more than 100 tonnes gross used wholly or mainly for recreation or for the carriage of passengers for reward and includes pleasure boats.
Parking places
29. The Company may provide facilities within the harbour premises for the parking of vehicles and for that purpose may erect barricades or fencing with related offices, waiting rooms and other conveniences and may make reasonable charges for the use of such facilities.
PART IVHARBOUR REGULATION
General byelaws
30.—(1) The Company may from time to time make byelaws for the efficient management and regulation of the harbour and the harbour premises.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, byelaws may be made under this article for the following purposes–
(a)regulating the use, operation and superintendence of the harbour and the docks, berths, wharves, quays, piers, jetties, warehouses, sheds, landing places, locks, sluices, equipment, works and conveniences (including moorings in the harbour);
(b)regulating the admission to, and the movement within, and the departure of vessels from the harbour or the removal of vessels and for the good order and government of vessels whilst within the harbour;
(c)regulating the shipping and unshipping, landing, warehousing, stowing, depositing and removing of goods, including marine creatures of any type, within the harbour;
(d)regulating the navigation, berthing and mooring of vessels within the harbour and their speed and manner of navigation, and the use of tugs within the harbour;
(e)preventing damage or injury to any vessels, goods, vehicles, plants, machinery, property or persons within the harbour;
(f)regulating the conduct of all persons in the harbour not being members of a police force or officers or servants of the Crown whilst in the exercise of their duties;
(g)regulating the placing and maintenance of moorings within the harbour;
(h)preventing and removing obstructions or impediments within the harbour;
(i)prohibiting or regulating the discharge or deposits of ballast, ashes, refuse, rubbish or other material (including any polluting liquid) into the harbour;
(j)regulating the use of ferries within the harbour;
(k)regulating in the harbour the use of jet craft, yachts, sailing boats, sail boards, rowing boats, pleasure craft and other small crafts;
(l)regulating the holding of regattas and other public events in the harbour;
(m)regulating or prohibiting the activities in the harbour of divers, surfers, water skiers and other persons engaged in similar recreational pursuits but not so as to prohibit the use for navigation of the vessels referred to in subparagraph (k) above;
(n)regulating the launching of vessels within the harbour;
(o)prohibiting persons working or employed in or entering the harbour, or any part thereof, from smoking therein;
(p)regulating or preventing the use of fires and lights within the harbour and within any vessels within the harbour;
(q)regulating the movement, speed and parking of vehicles within the harbour;
(r)regulating the exercise of the powers vested in the harbour master;
(s)making the carrying out of specified harbour operations or the conduct of persons in the harbour, subject to the approval (with or without conditions), control or direction of the harbour master, and authorising the harbour master to take such action as may be reasonably required in default of compliance with any such condition, control or direction;
(t)for the conservation of the natural beauty of all or any part of the harbour or of any of the fauna, flora or geological or physiographical features in the harbour and all other natural features.
(3) Byelaws made under this article may–
(a)provide for imposing upon persons offending against them or against any condition, requirement or direction imposed, made or given thereunder on summary conviction, fines not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale;
(b)relate to the whole of the harbour or to any part thereof;
(c)make different provisions for different parts of the harbour or in relation to different classes of vessels.
(4) Where a person is charged with an offence against a byelaw in force under this article it shall be a defence that the offence was not caused or facilitated by any act or neglect on the part of that person or on the part of any person engaged or employed by that person and, if that person was at the material time the owner or master of a vessel, that all reasonable steps were taken to prevent the commission of the offence.
Confirmation of byelaws
31.—(1) Byelaws made by the Company under this Order shall not come into operation until they have been confirmed by the Scottish Ministers.
(2) At least one month before an application for confirmation of byelaws is made by the Company to the Scottish Ministers, notice of intention to apply for confirmation and of the place at which and times during which a copy of the byelaws shall be open to inspection shall be publicised as follows:–
(i)once in the Edinburgh Gazette;
(ii)once in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the area in which the harbour is situated.
(b)not later than the first date on which the notice under sub paragraph (a) above is published, the Company shall send a copy of the notice to the Chief Executive Officer of the local authority within whose area the harbour is situated and to the Scottish Ministers;
(c)during a period of at least one month before the application is made for confirmation of the byelaws, a copy of the byelaws shall be kept at the office of the harbour master and shall at reasonable hours be open to public inspection without payment;
(d)the Company shall supply a copy of the byelaws or a part of the byelaws to a person who shall apply for it on payment of a reasonable charge.
(3) During the period of one month after completion of the publication of any notice required by subparagraph (2)(a) above, any person may make in writing to the Scottish Ministers any objection to or representation respecting the byelaws to which the notice relates.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5) below, the Scottish Ministers may confirm the byelaws in the form submitted to them with such modifications as they think fit or may refuse to confirm them.
(5) Where the Scottish Ministers propose to make a modification that appears to them to be substantial they shall inform the Company and require them to take any steps the Scottish Ministers consider necessary for informing persons likely to be concerned with the modification, and the Scottish Ministers shall not confirm the byelaws until such period has elapsed as the Scottish Ministers think reasonable for consideration of, and comment upon, the proposed modification by the Company and by other persons who have been informed of it.
(6) A copy of the byelaws when confirmed shall be printed and deposited at the office of the harbour master and shall at all reasonable hours be open to public inspection without payment, and a copy thereof shall on application be furnished to any person on payment of such reasonable sum as the Company may determined.
Provisions as to damage
32.—(1) This article applies to any damage caused to any work or property of the Company in the harbour–
(a)by any person who contravenes any provision of this Order or of any byelaw made in relation to the harbour by the Company; or
(b)by a vessel, whether or not as a result of any contravention of any such provision.
(2) Where damage to which this article applies has occurred, the Company may detain any vessel which caused the damage, and any other property belonging to or in charge of the person causing the damage, or belonging to that person’s employers, until the cost of the damage has been paid or until reasonable security therefor has been given to the Company.
(3) The owner of any vessel causing damage to which this article applies and the master (if it was through his intentional act or failure to act that the damage was done) shall be liable for the costs of the damage.
(4) This article is without prejudice to–
(a)any right of the owner or master of a vessel to recover the cost of damage from any person whose act or failure to act gave rise to the damage; or
(b)any right of the Company under any other enactment, agreement, or rule of law; or
(c)the criminal liability of any person under any provision of this Order, or any byelaw made in relation to the harbour by the Company.
Declaration of draught, etc. of vessel
33.—(1) The master of a vessel entering, leaving or intending to enter or leave the harbour shall, if required to do so by the harbour master, state the overall length and maximum draught of his vessel.
(2) The master of a vessel who in response to a requirement under paragraph (1) above without reasonable excuse gives incorrect information shall, without prejudice to any right of the Company to compensation for loss or damage occasioned thereby, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) For the purposes of this article “draught” in relation to a hovercraft or hydrofoil vessel means its draught when afloat and not supported on a cushion of air or on foils or by any other means and in relation to a seaplane means its draught when afloat.
Obstruction of officers, etc.
34. Any person who intentionally obstructs an officer of the Company or other person acting in execution of this Order or of any enactment relating to the harbour shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
Boarding of vessels
35. Any duly authorised officer of the Company may, on producing if so required his authority, enter and inspect a vessel in the harbour–
(a)for the purposes of any enactment relating to the Company or any byelaw of the Company including the enforcement thereof; or
(b)to prevent or extinguish fire,
but, except in an emergency, no entry shall be made under this article without notice first having been given to the owner or the person appearing to have charge of the vessel; and the notice shall have annexed to it a copy of this article.
Vessels adrift
36.—(1) The owner or master of a vessel adrift in the harbour shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(2) It shall be a defence for the owner or master of a vessel charged with an offence under paragraph (1) above to prove that the vessel did not become adrift as the result of any neglect or default on his part.
Special directions to vessels
37.—(1) The harbour master may give a direction under this article in respect of a vessel anywhere in the harbour for any of the following purposes:–
(a)requiring persons to comply with a requirement made in or under a general direction;
(b)regulating or requiring the movement, berthing, mooring or unmooring of the vessel;
(c)regulating the loading, discharging, storing and safeguarding of its cargo, fuel, water or stores and the dispatch of its business at harbour premises;
(d)specifying the precautions to be taken in respect of apparatus, machinery and equipment;
(e)as to the use of the motive power of the vessel;
(f)prohibiting or restricting use of fires or lights;
(g)as to the use of ballast;
(h)requiring the removal from any part of the harbour of a vessel if–
(i)it is on fire;
(ii)it is in such condition as to be liable to become immobilised or waterlogged, or to sink, or to constitute a danger to life (including wildlife) or property;
(iii)it is making an unlawful use of the harbour or interfering with the reasonable use or enjoyment thereof by other vessels or persons; or
(iv)its removal is necessary to enable maintenance or repair work to be carried out at harbour premises or to premises adjacent thereto; and
(i)requiring its removal outside the harbour if such removal is considered by the harbour master to be necessary in order to avoid danger to life (including wildlife) or to property.
(2) In an emergency the harbour master may give special directions applicable to all vessels or to a particular class of vessels for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1) above.
(3) A special direction may be given in any manner considered by the harbour master to be appropriate.
Failure to comply with directions
38.—(1) The master of a vessel who fails to comply with a general direction or special direction shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2) Without prejudice to any other defence, it shall be a defence to a charge made pursuant to paragraph (1) above that the master had reasonable grounds for believing that to comply with the direction in question would have endangered life or imperilled the safety of any vessel or its cargo, or that for another reason such compliance was impracticable.
Enforcement of special directions
39.—(1) Without prejudice to any other remedy available to the Company, if a special direction is not complied with within a reasonable time, the harbour master may put persons on board the vessel to carry out the direction or may otherwise cause the vessel to be handled in accordance with the direction.
(2) If there is no one on board a vessel to attend to a special direction, the harbour master may proceed as if the direction had been given and not complied with.
(3) The powers of paragraph (2) above shall not be exercised–
(a)in relation to a vessel other than a lighter unless, after reasonable inquiry has been made, the master cannot be found; or
(b)in relation to a lighter unless it is obstructing or interfering with navigation.
(4) Expenses incurred by the Company in the exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1) above shall be recovered by it as if they were a charge of the Company in respect of the vessel.
Master’s responsibility in relation to directions
40. The giving of a general direction or a special direction shall not diminish or in any other way affect the responsibility of the master of the vessel to which the direction is given in relation to that vessel, to persons on board the vessel, to the cargo or any other person or property.
Removal of obstructions other than vessels, vehicles or wreck
41.—(1) Without prejudice to its powers under any other enactment (including one contained in this Order) the Company may remove anything which is causing or likely to become an obstruction or impediment to the proper use of any part of a harbour area other than–
(a)a vessel or vehicle; or
(b)wreck within the meaning of Part IX of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
(2) If anything removed by the Company under paragraph (1) above is known to the Company to be, or is so marked as to be readily identifiable as, the property of any person, the Company shall within one month of its coming into its custody give notice, in accordance with paragraph (5) below, to that person and if possession of the thing is not retaken within the period specified in, and in accordance with the terms of, the notice it shall at the end of that period vest in the Company.
(b)if the ownership of anything removed by the Company under paragraph (1) above which is not so known or marked is not within 3 months of its coming into the custody of the Company proved to its reasonable satisfaction, it shall vest in the Company.
(3) The Company may at such time and in such manner as it thinks fit dispose of anything which is of a perishable or obnoxious nature or the custody of which involves unreasonable expense or inconvenience notwithstanding that it has not vested in the Company under this article, and if it is sold the proceeds of sale shall be applied by the Company in payment of the expenses incurred by it under this article in relation to the thing, and any balance–
(a)shall be paid to any person who within 3 months from the time when the thing came into custody of the Company proves to its reasonable satisfaction that that person was the owner thereof at that time; or
(b)if within the said period no person proves ownership at the said time, shall vest in the Company.
(4) If anything removed under this article–
(a)is sold by the Company and the proceeds of sale are insufficient to reimburse it for the amount of the expenses incurred in the exercise of its powers of removal; or
(b)is unsaleable;
the Company may recover the deficiency or the whole of the expenses, as the case may be, from the person who was the owner when the thing removed came into the custody of the Company or who was the owner at the time of its abandonment or loss.
(5) A notice given under paragraph (2)(a) above shall specify the thing removed and state that upon proof of ownership to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company possession may be retaken at a place specified in the notice within the time specified therein, being not less that 14 days after the date when the notice is served.
(6) The Company shall not under the powers of this article move anything placed or constructed by any person under the provisions of any enactment or of a consent or licence given or issued by the Company thereunder.
Removal of vehicles
42.—(1) If a vehicle is left without permission of the Company–
(a)in a parking place provided by the Company within the harbour premises for a longer period than 24 hours; or
(b)in any part of the harbour premises where the parking of vehicles is prohibited by notice erected by the Company; or
(c)in any place within the harbour premises where it is likely to obstruct or interfere with the use of the harbour premises,
the Company may cause it to be removed to a place of safe custody.
(2) Any such notice as is referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be conspicuously posted in or in proximity to the place to which it relates.
(3) Where the Company in exercise of the powers of this article causes a vehicle to be removed the expenses of and incidental to its removal and safe custody shall be recoverable by the Company from the person responsible.
(4) If the Company in exercise of the powers of this article causes a vehicle to be removed, it shall, if and as soon as it is reasonably practicable to do so, send to the person for the time being registered as the owner of the vehicle for the purposes of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1971(11) at that person’s last known address, his registered address, or the address where the vehicle is ordinarily kept, notice that the Company has exercised the powers of this article and of the place to which the vehicle has been removed.
(5) A notice stating the general effect of paragraph (1) above shall be displayed in a prominent position at each entrance to any parking place provided by the Company and at each place where a road accessible to vehicles enters any part of the harbour premises, and shall be endorsed on any tickets issued to persons leaving vehicles in such parking place or elsewhere at the harbour premises.
(6) In paragraph (3) above, “person responsible”, in relation to a vehicle, means–
(a)the owner of the vehicle at the time when it was put in the place from which it was so removed, unless that person shows that he was not concerned in and did not know of its being put there;
(b)any person by whom it was put in that place;
(c)any person convicted of an offence under section 2 of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978(12).
Power to remove goods
43.—(1) If any goods are left on or in any part of the harbour premises the Company may require the owner of the goods to remove them; and if the goods are not so removed within six hours after such requirement the Company may cause them to be removed to the Company’s or any other public warehouse or store; and such removal shall be carried out at the expense and risk of the owner.
(2) Notwithstanding such removal on behalf of the Company, the goods shall be subject to a lien for the cost of removal, and for any charges payable to the Company by the owner in respect of the goods.
(3) In this article, “goods” includes vehicles and equipment.
Power to dispose of harbour estate and enter into agreements
44. The Company may for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions and for such a period as it thinks fit sell, feu, lease, excamb or otherwise dispose of any part of the harbour or harbour premises which is no longer required for the purposes of the harbour and may carry into effect agreements with respect to any offices, stalls and ancillary buildings in connection therewith.
PART VCHARGES
Liability for charges
45.—(1) Charges payable to the Company on or in respect of–
(a)a vessel, shall be payable by the owner or the master thereof;
(b)goods, shall be payable by the owner, consignee or shipper thereof.
(2) Where a charge payable to the Company may be recovered from more than one person the persons from whom it is recoverable shall be jointly and severally liable.
Exemptions, rebates, etc. in respect of charges
46.—(1) The Company may confer total or partial exemptions from, allow rebates to or make compositions with any person with respect to charges and may vary or extinguish any such exemption or composition.
(2) Nothing in section 30 of the Harbours Act 1964 shall require the Company to include in the list of ship, passenger and goods dues kept at the harbour office as required by subsection (1) of that section, charges reduced by a rebate allowed on, or subject to a compounding arrangement in respect of, a due included in the said list.
Security for charges
47. The Company may require a person who incurs or is about to incur a charge to deposit with, or to guarantee, such sum of money as is, in the opinion of the Company, reasonable having regard to the amount or probable amount of the charge, and where such a person fails to deposit or guarantee the sum of money required by the Company may detain the vessel in the harbour or goods on or in harbour premises, in respect of which the charge has been or will be incurred, until the requirement has been complied with or the charge paid.
Liens for charges
48.—(1) A person, who by agreement with the Company collects charges on its behalf and who pays or gives security for the payment of charges on goods in that person’s possession shall have a lien on those goods for the amount paid or security given in respect thereof.
(2) A wharfinger or carrier who is not itself liable for the payment of charges may pay or by agreement with the Company give security for charges on goods in its custody, and in that event it shall have a like lien on the goods for the amount of those charges as it would have in respect of its charges for safe custody or carriage of the goods, as the case may be.
Refusal to pay charges for landing placed, etc.
49. An officer of the Company may prevent a vessel from using a landing place or any other facilities provided by the Company, if the master of the vessel refuses to pay the charges for such use.
Exemptions from charges
50.—(1) Except insofar as may be agreed between the Company and the government department or person concerned or as may be specifically laid down by statute, nothing in any enactment authorising the Company to levy charges shall extend to authorise it to levy charges on–
(a)a vessel–
(i)belonging to or in the service of Her Majesty or any member of the Royal Family;
(ii)in the service of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and not carrying goods for reward; or
(iii)in the service of the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses and not carrying goods for reward; or
(iv)belonging to or used by the lifeboat service whilst employed in or in connection with the functions of that service;
(b)Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in respect of a vessel or goods under customs seizure;
(c)troops landed at the harbour premises or a person employed by the Secretary of State for Defence while in execution of that person’s duties;
(d)goods or stores belonging to the Secretary of State for Defence.
(2) Officers of the Department for Transport and the Scottish Ministers in the execution of their duty shall at all times be exempt from charges in respect of their vessels and otherwise.
(3) This Order shall not extend to subject any person to liability for charges in respect of a vessel which merely passes through the limits of the harbour without mooring or making use of any facilities provided by the Company.
Conditions as to payment of charges
51.—(1) Charges shall be payable subject to such terms and conditions as the Company may from time to time specify in its published list of charges.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above the terms and conditions may prescribe the time when the charge falls due for payment and may require such information to be given by the Company to the owner or master of a vessel or a person using a service or facility of the Company as the Company may require in connection with the assessment or collection of a charge.
PART VIMISCELLANEOUS
Power to enter into arrangements to provide supplies
52. The Company may make arrangements for the purpose of providing and supplying fuel, ice and such other requirements as may be made available to vessels using the harbour and in respect of the supply, laying down and maintaining of pipelines, storage tanks, freezing plants, equipment and other apparatus and the execution of ancillary and necessary works for that purpose within the harbour.
Delegation of functions
53. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 9B of Schedule 2 to the Harbours Act 1964 the Company may delegate the performance of any of its functions under this Order to any person operating a business within the harbour or from harbour premises.
Saving for Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses
54. Nothing in this Order shall prejudice or derogate from any of the rights, duties or privileges of the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.
Crown rights
55.—(1) Nothing in this Order affects prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege, authority or exemption of the Crown and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, nothing in this Order authorises the Company to take, use, enter upon or in any manner interfere with, any land or interest in land (including any portion of the shore or bed of the sea or of any river, channel, creek, bay or estuary) or any rights of whatsoever description–
(a)belonging to Her Majesty in right of her Crown and under the management of the Crown Estate Commissioners, without the consent in writing of those Commissioners; or
(b)belonging to a government department or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department, without the consent in writing of that government department.
(2) A consent under paragraph (1) above may be given unconditionally, or subject to terms and conditions.
Repeals
56. The Acts specified in Columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 4 to this Order are hereby repealed to the extent specified in Column (3) of that Schedule.
STEWART STEVENSON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
6th May 2008
SCHEDULE 1MAP
Article 4
SCHEDULE 2HARBOUR LIMITS
An area within Largs Bay and Castle Bay enclosed on its seaward sides by imaginary lines–
from a point in Noddsdale Water at reference point NS 19889, 60421 in an westerly direction to reference point NS 19444, 60421; thence in a generally southerly direction following an irregular line 400 yards from the level of high water to reference point NS 19957, 58455; thence in an easterly direction to reference point NS 20540, 58455; and on its landward sides by the level of high water within the area so enclosed.
Article 5
SCHEDULE 3WORKS
Work No 1
Demolition of the existing masonry pier to a level of 4 metres below Chart Datum commencing at reference point NS 20039 59493 and terminating at reference point NS 20048 59537.
Work No 2
A new pier of solid construction comprising steel sheet piled walls with a concrete deck the centre line of which commences at reference point NS 20080 59472 and extends at a deck width of some 15.5 metres in a west north westerly direction for a distance of 71 metres or thereby thence at a deck width of some 13.2 metres in a north north–easterly direction for a distance of 73 or thereby metres and terminating at reference point NS 20038 59553.
Work No 3
Dredging of the sea bed to a level of 4 metres below Chart Datum with side slopes at a gradient of 1 vertical to 6 horizontal within the shaded area shown on Sheet 4 of the deposited plans.
Work No 4
Rock armour to the side slopes of the dredged area of Work No 3 to protect the existing shore commencing at reference point NS 20077 59435 and terminating at reference point NS 20060 59440.
Work No 5
Rock armour to the side slopes of the dredged area of Work No 3 to protect the existing shore commencing at reference point NS 20093 59480 and terminating at reference point NS 20084 59490.
Work No 6
Rock armour to the side slopes of the dredged area of Work No 3 to protect the existing shore commencing at reference point NS 20114 59545 and terminating at reference point NS 20098 59536.
Work No 7
Steel sheet piling around the outside of the existing slip to protect the slip against scour following the dredging of Work No 3 which commences at reference point NS 20104 59482 and extends in a north westerly direction for a distance of 14 metres to reference point 20094 59493 thence in a north easterly direction for a distance of 15 metres to reference point 200106 59502 thence in a south easterly direction for a distance of 11 metres terminating at reference point NS 20113 59494.
Article 60
SCHEDULE 4ENACTMENTS REPEALED
| Chapter | Short Title | Extent of Repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1832 c.xliv | Largs Harbour Act 1832 | The whole Act except sections 1 to 5 and 24 |
| 1899 c.ccxxii | Glasgow and South Western Railway Act 1899 | Sections 34 36 |
| 1933 c.lv | London Midland and Scottish Railway Order Confirmation Act 1933 | In the First Schedule to the London Midland and Scottish Railway Order 1933 the words “Largs Harbour Act 1832” and the whole of the Ninth Schedule to said Order |
1964 c. 40; Section 14 was amended by the Transport Act 1981 (c. 56), Section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 2 to 4 and 14 and by the Transport and Works Act 1992 (c. 42), Schedule 3, paragraph 1.
See Section 1 of and Part I of Schedule 1 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (1994 c. 39).
S.I. 1971/450.