http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/64/section/1Harbours Development (Scotland) Act 1972An Act to enable the Secretary of State to develop, maintain and manage, or authorise other persons so to do, harbours in Scotland, made or maintained by him for any purpose, and for purposes connected therewith.1979-01-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2011-05-261991-02-01 11Notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment, the Secretary of State shall, for any purpose, have power to develop, maintain and manage in such manner as he thinks fit, or authorise other persons so to develop, maintain and manage, harbours made or maintained by him by virtue of powers or duties vested in him by any Act or order, and to do all such things as may be necessary or expedient for that purpose.2The Secretary of State may acquire land by agreement or compulsorily for the purposes of developing under the foregoing subsection such harbours as aforesaid.3The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 shall apply in relation to the compulsory purchase of land under this section as if the last foregoing subsection had been in force immediately before the commencement of that Act.4If it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient that any statutory provision of local application passed or made before the commencement of this Act should be repealed, amended or adapted, having regard to any of the provisions of this section, he may by order made by statutory instrument repeal, amend or adapt that provision to such extent, or in such manner, as he considers appropriate; and any order under this subsection may include such transitional, incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as the Secretary of State may consider necessary or expedient.5In this section—“harbour” means any harbour, whether natural or artificial, and any port or haven, and includes a dock and a wharf, pier and any similar structure.1947 c. 42