The Porthmadog Harbour Revision Order 1998

Harbourmaster’s powers

7.—(1) In addition to the powers conferred on him by section 52 of the Act of 1847 as incorporated with this Order the harbourmaster may—

(a) give directions prohibiting the mooring of vessels in any particular part or parts of the harbour; and

(b) notwithstanding the provisions of section 33 of the said Act, impose terms and conditions upon which a passenger boat, hovercraft or hydrofoil vessel may enter the harbour.

(2) The said section 52 as incorporated with this Order shall not be construed so as to require the harbourmaster in an emergency to give particular directions in the case of every vessel in respect of which it is desired to exercise any of the powers of that section; but in pursuance of that section for all or any of the purposes thereof, the harbourmaster may in an emergency give general directions applicable to all vessels or to particular classes of vessels.

(3) Section 53 of the Act of 1847 as incorporated with this Order shall not be construed so as to require the harbourmaster to serve a notice in writing of his direction upon the master of a vessel, and such directions may be given orally or otherwise communicated to the master on any occasion when it is not reasonably practicable for a written notice to be served on the master.