Subject to paragraph (4), the Authority must publish a notice of the giving, amendment or revocation of a general direction as soon as reasonably practicable on one occasion in a newspaper circulating in the area of the harbour and electronically on the Authority’s website for the period of 28 days from the date of publication of the notice in the newspaper.

The notice must state a place at which copies of the general direction may be inspected.

The Authority must display notices of general directions that apply to harbour premises at prominent locations within the harbour.

In an emergency, the Authority may give notice of the giving or amendment of a general direction in any manner which it considers to be appropriate.