SCHEDULE 6Transitional provisions and savings

PART 1The 1964 Act

Orders made under section 42A of the 1964 Act

1.  Section 42A of the 1964 Act as amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 applies to orders made under that section before the commencement date as it applies to orders made under that section on or after that date.

Applications for harbour revision orders, harbour empowerment orders or closure orders

2.—(1) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to paragraphs 3 to 6(1)(a) of Schedule 3 to the 1964 Act do not apply in relation to a proposed application in respect of which notice is given under paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 3 to the 1964 Act before the commencement date.

(2) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to the 1964 Act do not apply in relation to an application in respect of which the applicant is informed of a screening decision before the commencement date.

(3) In this paragraph—

“application” means an application for a harbour revision order, a harbour empowerment order or a closure order;

“screening decision” means a decision under paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 3 to the 1964 Act in response to a notice given under paragraph 3(a) of that Schedule.

Proposals for closure orders made otherwise than on the application of a harbour authority

3.—(1) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to section 17D(2)(e) of the 1964 Act do not apply in relation to a proposal in respect of which a screening decision is made before the commencement date.

(2) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the 1964 Act do not apply in relation to a proposal which is made before the commencement date.

(3) The amendments made by Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 to the 1964 Act do not apply in relation to a proposal in respect of which a screening decision is made before the commencement date.

(4) In this paragraph—

“proposal” means a proposal to make a closure order otherwise than on the application of a harbour authority;

“screening decision”, in relation to a proposal, means a decision under section 17D(2)(e) of the 1964 Act.