http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/40/section/40Harbours Act 1964An Act to establish a National Ports Council; to provide for the control of harbour development and for giving financial assistance for the improvement of harbours; to make other provision respecting the construction, improvement, maintenance and management of harbours; to make provision with respect to charges of certain harbour authorities and lighthouse authorities; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.1984-06-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-25Expert Participation2026-02-20 401A harbour authority shall have power to make the use of services and facilities provided by them at a harbour which, in the exercise and performance of statutory powers and duties, they are engaged in improving, maintaining or managing subject to such terms and conditions as they think fit except with respect to charges as to which their discretion is limited by a statutory provision (whether by specifying, or providing for specifying, charges to be made, or fixing or providing for fixing charges, or otherwise).2In this section “harbour authority” has the same meaning as in section 26 of this Act.S. 40 extended by Transport Act 1981 (c. 56, SIF 58), Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(a)S. 40 applied (with modifications) (S.) (30.9.2004) by The Dunbar Harbour Revision (Transfer) Order 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/421), arts. 1, 4(7)