Part VIII

Lighthouses

Transfers between general and local lighthouse authorities

Individual transfers of local lighthouses to harbour authorities.
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A general lighthouse authority may, at any time, with the consent of the Secretary of State, transfer to a statutory harbour authority any lighthouse, buoy or beacon held by the general lighthouse authority which—
a
is situated in the area of that harbour authority or on land adjacent to that area or any part of it; and
b
appears to the general lighthouse authority to be of benefit solely or mainly to ships within, or entering or leaving, that harbour authority’s area.
Pt. VIII (ss. 193-223) amended (12.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/3016, art. 2
Words in s. 203 substituted (17.7.1997) by 1997 c. 28, s. 29(1), Sch. 6 para. 10; S.I. 1997/1539, art. 2, Sch.
Pt. 8 modified (20.7.2006) by The General Lighthouse Authorities (Beacons: Automatic Identification System) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1977), arts. 1, 2