Medway Ports Authority Act 1973
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1973 c. xxi |
| Year | 1973 |
Medway Ports Authority
Act 1973
CHAPTER xxi
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART
I
PRELIMINARY
Short and collective titles.
Division of Act into Parts.
Interpretation.
Incorporation of Harbours Clauses Act, 1847.
PART
II
DUTIES
AND GENERAL POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY
General duties and powers.
Jurisdiction of Authority.
Power to acquire undertakings.
Powers relating to land.
Authority to be local lighthouse authority.
Powers as to vessels, plant and equipment.
Power to license tugs, etc.
Power to operate transport.
Power to hire out plant.
Section
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
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Power to provide parking places and to make charges.
15.
Power to provide dwelling-houses and make loans.
16.
Returns and statistics.
17.
Authority may contract for police.
18.
Powers of interrogation, removal and search.
19.
Power to supply electricity and water.
20.
General directions to vessels in the port and the Medway
approach area.
21.
Special directions to vessels in the port and the Medway
approach area.
22.
Directions to vessels at the docks.
23.
Publication of general directions.
24.
Manner of giving special directions.
25.
Master's responsibility to be unaffected.
26.
Failure to comply with directions.
27.
Enforcement of directions.
28.
Obstruction of harbour master and others.
29.
Hydrographic surveys within the Medway approach area.
30.
Further powers within the Medway approach area.
31.
Priority for Her Majesty's vessels.
32.
Repair of landing places and embankments.
33.
Removal of obstructions.
34.
Reclaiming creeks, etc.
35.
Works in the port.
36.
Power to dredge.
37.
Licensing of works.
38.
Licence to dredge.
39.
Appeals in respect of works licence or dredging licence.
40.
Restriction on construction of works and dredging.
41.
Crown property.
42.
Provision against danger to navigation.
43.
Abatement of works abandoned or decayed.
44.
Survey of tidal works.
45.
Permanent lights on tidal works.
46.
Powers with respect to disposal of wrecks.
47.
Protection of Crown interests in wrecks.
48.
Power to appropriate lands and works for particular
trades, etc.
PART
III
FINANCIAL
49.
Borrowing powers.
50.
Temporary borrowing.
51.
Lenders not to be concerned with application of money
lent.
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Authority not bound to recognise any trust.
53.
Power to charge interest to capital.
54.
Reserve fund.
55.
General insurance fund.
56.
Power to invest in securities of bodies corporate.
57.
Accounts and audit.
58.
Gratuities, etc.
59.
Allowances and donations.
PART
IV
CHARGES
60.
Power to make certain charges.
61.
Conditions relating to payment of charges.
62.
As to payment of charges.
63.
As to compounded charges.
64.
Penalty for evading payment of charges.
65.
Claims for repayment of charges.
66.
Payment of charges on warehoused goods.
67.
Deposit for charges.
68.
Recovery of charges.
69.
Exemptions from charges.
PARTV
GOODS
70.
As to entry of dangerous goods.
71.
Notice before entry of dangerous goods.
72.
Power to survey goods.
73.
Power to remove goods.
74.
Liability for safety of goods.
75.
Authority may issue warrants for deposited goods.
76.
Power to give directions as to loading or unloading of
certain goods.
77.
Use of warehouses as bonded warehouses.
PART
VI
BYELAWS
78.
General byelaws.
79.
Byelaws as to lights and signals, etc.
80.
Byelaws relating to certain dangerous goods.
81.
Confirmation of byelaws and
fines
thereunder.
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