Port of London (Consolidation) Act 1920

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Citation1920 c. clxxiii
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GEO.
5.1
Port
of
London
(C'omlidatio,~)
[Ch.
clxxiii.]
Act,
1920.
CHAPTER
clxxiii.
HEREAS
by
the Port
of
Londoii Act
1908
the Port of
Londoii Authority (in this
Act
called
"
the Port Autho-
rity
")
were incorporated
aid
by that Act and the subsequent
Acts
nientioiied in Part
VII.
of
the Third Schedule
to
this
Act
certain property powers rights authorities privileges duties and
obligatioiis were vested in or traiisferred
to
or conferred or
imposed
on
the Port Authority
:
And whereas the Port Authority have from time to time
issued port stock
of
various classes under thc powers in that
behalf conferred upon them
by
the Port
of
London Act
1908
aiid
the following stocks were outstanding at the date
of
the
passing
of this Act
:-
$9,379,752
0
0
3
pcr cent.
A
port stock
1929-1999;
%13,210,706 16
0
4
[)or
writ.
€3
port
stock 1929-1999;
$2,000,000
0
0
34
per
ceiit. iiisc~ibed port stook
194!4-
E1,000,000
0
0
4
per
cent.
inscribed port
stock
1940-
S1,000,000
0
0
4
per cent. inscribed port stock
1940-
~500,000
0
0
per cent. inscribed 1)ort stocli
1921
;
$1,000,000
0
0
5%
per cent. iiiscribed port stock
1923-
And u-hereas
it
is
expedient that the provisions
of
the
vnrions statutes
by
which
or
by
reference to which the consti-
tution powers rights authorities privileges duties and obligations
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;
1960
(issued
17.12.13)
;
. 1960
(issued
17.6.14);
1933
:
[Price
18s.
3d.
Net.]
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[Ch.
clxxiii.]
Port
of
London (Consolidation)
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5.1
14ct,
1920.
A.D.
1920.
of the Port Authority are at present defined should be unified
consolidated and amended
as
in this Act appears:
And whereas the objects
of
this Act cannot be effected
without the authority
of
Parliament
:
May it therefore please
Your
Majesty that it may be enacted
and be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty by and
with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual
and
Temporal
and Cominoiis
in
this present Parlianieut asscmbled and by
the
authority of
the
same
as follows
:-
-
PART
I.
PRELIMINARY.
Short
title.
1.
This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Port of
London (Consolidation) Act
1920.
Interprets-
tion.
2.
In this Act the following words and expressions have
the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively unless there
be something in the subject or context repugnant to such
construction (namely)
:-
The expression “Port of London” means the port within
the limits described in the First Schedule to this Act;
The expression
the corporation
means the mayor alder-
men and commons of the city of London in common
council assembled
;
The expression “the Trinity House” means the master
wardens and assistants of the guild fraternity or brother-
hood
of
the Most Glorious and Undivided Trinity and
of
St.
Clement in the parish
of
Deptford Strond in the
county
of
Kent commonly called the Corporation of the
Trinity House of Deptford Strond
;
The expression
‘‘
goods
includes live stock minerals and
merchandise
of
all descriptions
;
The expression
rates
includes all duties
of
tonnage port
rates on goods dock dues canal dues registration fees and
other
tolls
charges and dues payable
60
the Port Autho-
rity whether in respect of ships goods river craft
or
otherwise
;
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10
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5.1
Polf
of
London
(CYotbdidutiotL)
[Ch.
c1xxiii.j
Act,
1920.
The expression
vessel
iiicludcs ship boat lighter and
A.D.
1920.
I_
craft of every kind and whether navigated or propelled
by steani or otherwise and seaplanes hydroplanes and
similar craft
;
The expression
ship
includes every description
of
vcasel
used in navigation not propelled by oars;
TIN
word
lighter
includes any barge or other like
craft
for carrying goods
;
The expression
river craft
nieans any tug river steam-
boat niotor boat lighter or barge registered under Part
V1.
of this Act;
The expression
wliarfinger
means the occupier
of
a
wharf
quay warehouse
or
granary adjoining
the
Port of London
mainly used for warehousing the goods imported into thc
Port of Loiidon of persons other than the occupier
of
such premises
;
The expression
prescribed
means prescribed by regula-
tions made by the Ministry
of
Transport;
The London Docks
means and includes the docks basins
cuts locks entrances works warehouses buildings wharfs
quays lands estates and other landed property formerly
vested in the London Dock Company or now
or
at
any
time added to or forming part
of
the same dock system;
The St. Katharine Docks
means and includes the docks
basins cuts locks entrances works warehouses buildings
wharfs quays laiids estates and other landed property
fornierly vested in the St. Katharine Dock Company
or
now
or
at
any time added to or forming part
of
the
same
dock system
;
Tlic Victoria aid Albert
Doclrs
means aid includes tlic
Royal Victoria Dock thc Royal Albert Dock and thc
Royal Albert Dock Extension and all other docks basins
cuts locks eiitrances works warehouscs bnildings wharfs
quays laiids cstatcs
aid
othcr laiidcd property
now
or
at
any
tiiiic
adcitd
to
or
fornijiig part
of
t’hc
Victoria
and
Albert Dock system
;
The Tilhury
Docks
nieans and includes the docks basins
cuts locks entrances works warehouses buildings wharfs
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