Functions of the Port Health Authority
9
1
The functions, rights and liabilities of a local authority or a food authority under the enactments specified in Schedule 2 are assigned to the Council as port health authority in so far as they are applicable to a port health authority and to any land, waters, premises, vessels or persons within its jurisdiction.
2
Subject to paragraph (3), the enactments specified in Schedule 2 in respect of the functions, rights and liabilities that are assigned to the Council under paragraph (1), are to have effect as if—
a
any vessel lying within the jurisdiction of the Council is a house, building or premises; and
b
the master or other officer or person in charge of the vessel is the occupier.
3
This article does not apply to—
a
any vessel belonging to Her Majesty; or
b
any vessel engaged in the service of Her Majesty, whether belonging to Her Majesty or not; or
c
any vessel belonging to the armed forces of any country to which the provisions of the Visiting Forces Act 1952 apply by virtue of section 1 (countries to which Act applies) of that Act.
1952 c. 67.
Section 1 was amended by the Zanzibar Act 1963 (c.55), Schedule 1, paragraph 7; the Zambia Independence Act 1964 (c.65), Schedule 1, paragraph 7; the Botswana Independence Act 1966 (c.23), Schedule 1, paragraph 7; the Lesotho Independence Act 1966 (c.24), Schedule 1, paragraph 7; the Singapore Act 1966 (c.29), Schedule 1, paragraph 4; the Swaziland Independence Act 1968 (c.56), Schedule 1, paragraph 7; the Tonga Act 1970 (c.22), Schedule 1, paragraph 6; the Papua New Guinea, Western Samoa and Nauru (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1980 (c.2), Schedule, paragraph 9; the New Hebrides Act 1980 (c.16), Schedule 1, paragraph 4; the Bangladesh Act 1973 (c.49), Schedule 1, paragraph 2; the Brunei and Maldives Act 1985 (c.3), Schedule, paragraph 6; the Pakistan Act 1990 (c.14), Schedule, paragraph 5; the Namibia Act 1991 (c.4), Schedule, paragraph 4; the South Africa Act 1995 (c.3), Schedule 1, paragraph 5(1); the Commonwealth Act 2002 (c.39), Schedule 2, paragraph 3(1); S.I. 1978/1030, 1978/1899, 1979/917, 1980/701, 1981/1105 and 1983/882. There are other amending enactments but none is relevant.
Art. 9 in force at 31.3.2017, see art. 1(1)
Art. 9 heading substituted (1.4.2019) by The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/615), arts. 1, 8(7)
Words in art. 9 substituted (1.4.2019) by The Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/615), arts. 1, 8(8)