1998 No. 1221 (S. 64)
Scrabster (Forward Supply Base) Harbour Revision Order 1998
Made
Coming into force
Whereas the Trustees of the Scrabster Harbour Trust have applied in writing for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 19641;
And whereas it appears to the Secretary of State for Scotland in pursuance of paragraph A2 of Schedule 3 to the said Act2, that the application is made in relation to a project which falls within Annex II to Council Directive 85/337/EEC3 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and whose characteristics require that it should be made subject to an environmental assessment;
And whereas the Secretary of State has directed the applicant to supply him with the information referred to in Annex III to the Directive in accordance with that paragraph;
And whereas the Secretary of State has considered the information supplied under that paragraph;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 14 of the said Act (being the appropriate Minister under section 14(7) of that Act for the purpose of making this order) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and being satisfied that the making of the order is desirable in the interests of securing the improvement, maintenance or management of the harbour in an efficient and economical manner, hereby makes the following Order: