Great Yarmouth Port and Haven Act 1900
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1900 c. ciii |
CHAPTER
ciii.
An
Act
for
eiilarging the powers of the Commissioners
A.D.
1900.
_c
of
the
Port
and
Haven of Great Yarmouth
and
for other
purposes.
[30th
July
1900.1
,
THEREAS
the Great Yarmouth Port and Haven Commissioners
87cI
are incorporated
by
and are the authority for carryirg into
execution the purposes and objects of the Act and Orders hereinafter
sct forth fur the conservancy and improvement
of
the Port and
Haven
of
Great Yarmouth and the rivers connected therewith and
for the levying
of
tolls and other purposes (that is to
say)
:-
(I)
The
;
(2)
The Great Yarmouth Port and Haven Order 1874 confirmed
(3)
The Great Yarmouth Port and Haven Order 1891 confirmed
And
whereas borrowing powers were conferred
upon
the said
Commissioners by the Act of 1866 and by the Order
of
1874 and
by
the
said Act
and
Order and the OrJer
of
1891
or
some or one
of
them powers were given to levy rates dues and tolls
on
vessels
using the said haven and rivers and
on
animals
fish
and goods
imported into
or
exported from the haven loaded or unloaded in
Yarmouth Roads within the said
port
and carried
or
conveyed on
the said rivers and
for
the registration
of
vessels using the said
rivers and by
the
Act
of
1866 and the Harbours Docks and Piers
Clauses Act 1847 incorporated therewith and with the Orders
of
1874 and 1891 power is also given
to
make byelaws
for
regulating
the
conduct
of
persons using the said haven and rivers and
otherwise
:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the Commissioners should
have further borrowing powers conferred upon them
for
the general
;
by the Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation Act 1891
:
[Price
1s.
A
1
[Ch.
ciii.1
Great
Yuymouth
Port
ancl
Euveih
163
&
64
V1c.r.j
Act,
1900.
AD.
1900.
purposes
of
their undertakiiig aiiil
for
carrying out tlic provisions
of
this Act
aiid
should have furtlier
porn-ers
in
respect
of
the matters
hereinbefore nie-utioned
mid
otherwise
:
And whereas
it
is
expedient that the Act of
1866
should
he
variccl arid amended
aucl
that the
Orclers
of
1S74
and
1891
should
be
repealed
:
And whereas the objects aforesaid cannot be obtained witlimit
t
iic
authority
of
Parliament
:
May
it
therefore please Your Najcsty
tliat
it
inay
be cnactecl
and
be
it
enacted
by
the
Queen's
most Excellclit Majcsty
by
and
with the advice
and
consent of the
Lords
Spiritual
arid
'Temporal
and
Conimons in this present Parliament assembled
and
by
the
authority
of
the same
as
follows
:-
-
PART
~.--PRELTMINARP,
Short
title. 1.
This
Act
inay
IK
cited as tlic
Great
Ynrmc,u.tIi
Port
and
Haven
Act 1900 and the Act of 1SG6
aid
this
Act
iinay
bc
citcd
togctlicr
as
the
Great
Yarniouth Port
aiicl
Ilnvcn
Acts
lSGG
and
1900.
htrrpretn-
2.
In this
Act
tlic several
words
aiid expressions
to
wliich
nieaiiings
are
assigncd
hy
tlie Act
of
lSGG
or
by
the Acts wldly
or
partially iiicorporatcd thcremitli lia~~
the
samc respective rncanings
uiilcss tlicrc
be
something in
the
snhject or context repugnant
to
sncii
constructioii
:
Tbc
cx~~ressioii
"
the Commissioiicrs
"
means
tlic Grcnt Ynrmoutli
Port,
ani1
Havcii
Coiiiiiiissioiicrs
incorpcratcd
by
the
Act
of
Is613
and
~~itli rcspcct to the rivers
Yare
I3iiue
and
JVavcncy
as
respectidy
clcfinecl
by
tlic
Act
of IS66
the Norwich
Cominissioiicrs
the
ru'orfolli Coinmissioncrs
ancl
the Suffolk
Commissioners rcspcctively
;
Tlic
expression
"
thr: Act
of
1
S66
"
iiicains
the
Great Yarinouth
Port
and
Havon
Act
1866
;
Tlic cx1)rcssion
"
tlic
Order
of
157%
"
incans
the Great Yarmouth
Port
ancl
Haven
Order
1874
;
Tlic esprcssion
"
tlic Orcler
of
1591
"
incaiis
tlic
Grcat Parnioutli
Poi4.
and
Haven Order 1891
;
The
expression
"
the
Orclers
"
nicaiis
the
Order
ol'
187-i
and
the
Order
of
h91;
The word
"
toll
"
includes
all
rates
dues
i.cnts
duties
tincl
otlier
similar charges and payments.
tion.
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