Llanelli Borough Council (River Lliedi) Act 1992

1992 CHAPTER xix

An Act to extinguish all rights of navigation over part of the river Lliedi in Llanelli; and for connected or other purposes.

[3rd December 1992]

WHEREAS—

(1) The Borough of Llanelli is under the management and local government of the Llanelli Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”):

(2) The river Lliedi in Llanelli flows through a dock, known as the Carmarthenshire Dock, which was originally used for industrial purposes but is now used only for the mooring of a few small vessels:

(3) The Llanelli Harbour Trust have conservancy functions in respect of certain coastal waters in Llanelli including navigable waters of the river Lliedi and the Carmarthenshire Dock:

(4) Coal and other heavy industry in the Llanelli area has declined leaving neglected and derelict land in and around the Llanelli coast, and the Council have determined to undertake, jointly with the Welsh Development Agency, a scheme for the development and regeneration of this area:

(5) The proposed regeneration scheme includes the construction of a coastal link road and other works which would convert the land around the Llanelli coast into a new centre incorporating housing, a business park and leisure facilities:

(6) To enable the proposed regeneration scheme to take place it is expedient that all public rights of navigation over part of the river Lliedi should be extinguished and that, in consequence, part of the Carmarthenshire Dock should be closed:

(7) It is expedient that the other provisions in this Act should be enacted:

(8) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the authority of Parliament:

(9) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the requirements of section 239 of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 have been observed:

May it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—