Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. VIII (ss. 193-223) amended (12.1.1998) by S.I. 1997/3016, art. 2
C2Pt. 8 modified (20.7.2006) by The General Lighthouse Authorities (Beacons: Automatic Identification System) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1977), arts. 1, 2
(1)A local lighthouse authority may, if they think fit, surrender or sell any lighthouse, buoy or beacon held by them to the general lighthouse authority within whose area it is situated, and that general lighthouse may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, accept or purchase it.
(2)The Secretary of State shall not give his consent for the purposes of subsection (1) above in any case where the local lighthouse authority concerned are a [F1statutory harbour authority] unless he considers that the maintenance of the lighthouse, buoy or beacon in question is in the interests of general navigation.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 204(2) substituted (17.7.1997) by 1997 c. 28, s. 29(1), Sch. 6 para. 11; S.I. 1997/1539, art. 2, Sch.