Island of Arran Piers Order Confirmation Act 1951
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1951 c. vi |
| Year | 1951 |
14 & 15 GEO. 6
Island
of
Arran Piers Order
Confirmation
Act, 1951 Ch.vi
CHAPTER vi
An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private
Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 relating
to Island of Arran Piers. [15th February 1951.]
W
HEREAS the Provisional Order set forth in the schedule
hereunto annexed has been made by the Secretary of
State under the provisions of the Private Legislation
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Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936 and it is requisite that the said l
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Order should be confirmed by Parliament:
Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty
by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled
and by the authority of the same as follows:
—
1.
The Provisional Order contained in the schedule hereunto Confirmation
annexed is hereby confirmed. of Order in
Schedule.
2.
This Act may be cited as the Island of Arran Piers Order short title.
Confirmation Act 1951.
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6
Confirmation Act, 1951
SCHEDULE
ISLAND OF ARRAN PIERS
Provisional Order to authorise the trustees of the Arran and Easton
Estates of the late William Alexander Louis Stephen Duke of
Hamilton Brandon and Chatelherault to transfer their piers at
Brodick Lamlash Loch Ranza and Whiting Bay all in the Island
of Arran to Arran Piers Limited to confer powers on the said
Company and to make further provision with respect to the
maintenance regulation and management of the scad piers and
the levying of rates tolls and charges in respect thereof and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS the Most Noble James Graham Duke of Montrose
K.T. C.B. C.V.O. LL.D. the Most Noble Mary Louise Duchess of
Montrose O.B.E. Colonel Sir Donald Walter Cameron of Loehiel
K.T. and the Honourable Jean Sybil Violet Graham Fforde (com-
monly called " Lady Jean Fforde") (hereinafter called " the
trustees ") are the trustees under the trust disposition and settlement
of the late William Alexander Louis Stephen Duke of Hamilton
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Geo. 5. Brandon and Chatelherault appointed in pursuance of the Hamilton
z'2' Estates Act 1918 to administer the trust created by the said trust
disposition and settlement so far as relating among others to the estate
of the said late duke in the Island of Arran:
And whereas the trustees as such trustees as aforesaid are the
owners of piers at Brodick Lamlash Loch Ranza and Whiting Bay
all in the Island of Arran (which piers are hereinafter referred
to as " the piers "):
And whereas owing to circumstances arising out of the recent
war the piers have fallen into a state of disrepair and the repair
and reconditioning of the piers is of vital importance to the Island
of Arran and to the inhabitants
'thereof:
And whereas with a view to making adequate provision for
the repair reconditioning and future maintenance and renewal of
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12
Geo. 6. the piers a company has been formed under the Companies Act
c 38. 1948 under the name of Arran Piers Limited (hereinafter referred
to as " the Company ") and it is the intention of the trustees to
sell and dispone the piers to the Company:
And whereas it is expedient to confer on the Company such
powers with regard to the repair reconditioning maintenance renewal
regulation and management of the piers as are contained in this
Order:
And whereas it is expedient in order to make adequate provision
for meeting the cost of repairing reconditioning and renewing the
piers and maintaining the piers in a state of efficiency that the tolls
rates and charges which may be demanded and recovered in con-
nection with the piers should be increased as provided in this
Order:
And whereas it is expedient that the further provisions contained
in this Order should be enacted:
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