1An application for a harbour revision order must be accompanied by not less than six copies of a draft of the proposed order and not less than six copies of any map or maps which, if the order is made in the form of the draft, will be required to be annexed to it.
2Where an application for a harbour revision order is duly made to the Minister, he shall take it into consideration and shall give notice to the applicant of his decision either that he refuses the application or that it is (without prejudice, however, to subsequent refusal thereof) to be allowed to proceed.
3Where an applicant for a harbour revision order is given notice under paragraph 2 above that his application is to be allowed to proceed, compliance with the requirement of sub-paragraph (a) below and with such of the requirements of sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) below as are applicable in the circumstances shall be a condition precedent to the taking by the Minister of further steps in the matter of the application, that is to say:—
(a)there must be published by the applicant by Gazette and local advertisement and (if so required by the Minister) by such other means as the Minister may specify, a notice stating that application has been made to him for the making of the order, containing a concise summary of the proposed order and (if provision is proposed to be included therein authorising the execution of works or the compulsory acquisition of land) a general description of the nature of the works and the land on which their execution is proposed to be authorised or, as the case may be, of the land whose compulsory acquisition is proposed to be authorised, naming a place where a copy of the draft of the proposed order and (if the application for the order was accompanied by copies of a map or maps) a copy of that map or, as the case may be, copies of those maps may be seen at all reasonable hours and stating that any person who desires to make to the Minister objection to the application should do so in writing (stating the grounds of his objection) before the expiration of the period of forty-two days from the date (specifying it) of the first local advertisement;
(b)if provision is proposed to be included in the order authorising the compulsory acquisition of land, there must, in the case of each parcel of land whose compulsory acquisition is proposed to be authorised, be served by the applicant on every owner, lessee and occupier (except a tenant for a month or any period less than a month) of that parcel a notice stating that application has been made to the Minister for the making of the order with the inclusion therein of provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of that parcel (describing it), naming a place where a copy of the draft of the proposed order and a copy (on the like scale) of the map that accompanied the application therefor on which the boundaries of that parcel are delineated may be seen at all reasonable hours and stating that, if the person served desires to make to the Minister objection to the application so far as regards the inclusion in the order of provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of that parcel, he should do so in writing (stating the grounds of his objection) before the expiration of the period of forty-two days from the date on which the notice is served on him;
(c)if the applicant is not the harbour authority, there must be served by the applicant on that authority a copy of the draft order together (if the application for the order was accompanied by copies of a map or maps) with a copy of that map, or copies of those maps, and, in any event, with a notice stating that application has been made to the Minister for the making of the order and that, if the authority desire to make to the Minister objection to the application, they should do so in writing (stating the grounds of their objection) before the expiration of the period of forty-two days from the date on which the notice is served on them ;
(d)if the Minister so requires, there must, on any person specified by him, be contemporaneously served by the applicant the like documents as are required to be served in compliance with sub-paragraph (c) above where it applies.
4(1)Where the proper notices concerning an application for the making of a harbour revision order have been published under paragraph 3 above, and all persons required thereunder to be served in the case of the application with notices and other documents have been properly served therewith, and the time for the due making to the Minister of objection to the application has elapsed, the following provisions of this paragraph shall have effect.
(2)If no objections to the application were duly made to the Minister or if all objections to the application that were duly made to him have been withdrawn, the Minister, unless he decides that the application shall not proceed further, shall refer the draft order to the Council for consideration and report.
(3)If objections to the application were duly made to the Minister and have not been withdrawn, the Minister, unless he decides that the application shall not proceed further,—
(a)in the case of an objection so far as regards the inclusion in the draft order of a provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of a parcel of land, shall either cause an inquiry to be held with respect to the objection or afford to the objector an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed by the Minister for the purpose;
(b)in the case of any other objection, shall cause an inquiry to be held with respect thereto, unless he is of opinion that it is frivolous or too trivial to warrant the holding of an inquiry with respect to it,
and, after effect has been given to the foregoing provisions of this sub-paragraph, shall, unless he decides that the application shall not proceed further, refer to the Council for consideration and report the draft order, the objections so made and not withdrawn and the reports of any person who held an inquiry and any person appointed for the purpose of hearing an objector.
(4)Where an objector to the application avails himself of an opportunity of being heard afforded to him in pursuance of sub-paragraph (3)(a) above, the Minister shall afford to the applicant, and to any other persons to whom it appears to the Minister expedient to afford it, an opportunity of being heard on the same occasion.
(5)Where, in pursuance of the reference to them under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) above, the Council have reported to the Minister, he shall consider their report and the documents reported on, and, unless he decides not to make the order, may make the order applied for in the form of the draft submitted to him or (subject to the restrictions imposed by sub-paragraph (6) of this paragraph and by paragraph 6 below) in that form but subject to such modifications as he thinks fit.
(6)Where the Minister proposes to make the order applied for with modifications which appear to him substantially to affect the character of the order as applied for, he shall take such steps as appear to him to be sufficient and reasonably practicable for informing the applicant and other persons likely to be concerned, and shall not make the order until such period for consideration of, and comment upon, the proposed modifications by the applicant and those other persons as he thinks reasonable has elapsed ; nor shall he, unless all persons interested consent, so make the order as to authorise the compulsory acquisition of any land that was not described in the draft submitted to him as being land subject to be acquired compulsorily.
(7)The Minister may disregard for the purposes of this paragraph an objection to the application unless it states the grounds on which it is made, and may disregard for those purposes such an objection so far as regards the inclusion in the draft order of a provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land if he is satisfied that the objection relates exclusively to matters which can be dealt with by the tribunal by whom compensation in respect of the acquisition will fall to be assessed in default of agreement.
5So soon as may be after a harbour revision order has been made, the applicant for it—
(a)shall publish by Gazette and local advertisement a notice stating that the order has been made and naming a place where a copy thereof (and, if a map or maps is or are annexed to the order, a copy of that map or, as the case may be, copies of those maps) may be inspected at all reasonable hours;
(b)shall, if not the harbour authority, serve on that authority a copy of the order, together (if a map or maps is or are annexed to it) with a copy of that map or, as the case may be, copies of those maps;
(c)shall serve a copy of the order, together (if a map or maps is or are annexed to it) with a copy of that map or, as the case may be, copies of those maps, on each person on whom, in compliance with a requirement imposed by virtue of paragraph 3(d) above, a copy of the draft of the order as submitted to the Minister was served.
6(1)Where application is made to the Minister for a harbour revision order which includes provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land which includes land which has been acquired by statutory undertakers for the purposes of their undertaking, then if on a representation made to the appropriate Minister before the expiration of the period of forty-two days from the date of the first local advertisement of notice that the application has been so made that Minister is satisfied—
(a)that any of the said land is used for the purposes of the carrying on of their undertaking, or
(b)that an interest in any of the said land is held for those purposes,
the order shall not be so made as to authorise the acquisition of any land as to which that Minister is satisfied as aforesaid except land as to which he is satisfied that its nature and situation are such—
(i)that, without serious detriment to the carrying on of the undertaking, it can be acquired and not replaced, or
(ii)that, if acquired, it can, without such detriment as aforesaid, be replaced by other land belonging to, or available for acquisition by, the undertakers,
and certifies accordingly.
(2)In this paragraph the following expressions have, the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:—
" statutory undertakers " means any person authorised by an Act (whether public, general or local) or by any order or scheme made under or confirmed by an Act to carry on any such undertaking as follows, that is to say.—
a railway, light railway, tramway or road transport undertaking;
an undertaking the activities whereof consist in—
the maintenance of a canal;
the conservation or improvement of a river or other inland navigation ;
the improvement, maintenance or management of a harbour (whether natural or artificial), port, haven or estuary, a dock (whether used by sea-going ships or not) or a wharf, quay, pier, jetty or other place at which ships (whether sea-going or not) can ship or unship goods or embark or disembark passengers; or
the provision and maintenance of a lighthouse; or
an undertaking for the supply of electricity, gas, hydraulic power or water ;
" the appropriate Minister "—
in relation to a railway, light railway, tramway, or road transport undertaking or an undertaking the activities whereof consist in—
the maintenance of a canal;
the conservation or improvement of a river or other inland navigation;
the improvement, maintenance or management of any (except it be a fishery harbour or marine work) of the following, namely, a harbour (whether natural or artificial), port, haven or estuary, a dock (whether used by sea-going ships or not) and a wharf, quay, pier, jetty or other place at which ships (whether seagoing or not) can ship or unship goods or embark or disembark passengers; or
the provision and maintenance of a lighthouse; means the Minister;
in relation to an undertaking for the supply of electricity, gas or hydraulic power (other than the undertakings of the boards established by the Electricity (Scotland) Acts 1943 to 1962), means the Minister of Power and, in relation to the undertakings of the said boards, means the Secretary of State ;
in relation to an undertaking for the supply of water in England or Wales, means the Minister of Housing and Local Government and, in relation to any such undertaking in Scotland, means the Secretary of State;
in relation to an undertaking the activities whereof consist in the improvement, maintenance or management of a fishery harbour, means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;
in relation to an undertaking the activities whereof consist in the improvement, maintenance or management of a marine work, means the Secretary of State.