Statutory Instruments
2002 No. 3037
PILOTAGE
The Port of Larne (Pilotage Functions) Order 2002
Made
9th December 2002
Laid before Parliament
10th December 2002
Coming into force
31st December 2002
Whereas Larne Harbour Limited is a harbour authority within the meaning of the Pilotage Act 1987( 1 ) (“the 1987 Act”) for the port of Larne but is not a competent harbour authority within the meaning of the 1987 Act;
And whereas Larne Harbour Limited has applied to be treated as a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the 1987 Act;
And whereas the Secretary of State has informed the persons he considers may be affected by the Order, in accordance with section 1(7) of the 1987 Act;
And whereas no objection has been made to the making of this Order;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(4) of the 1987 Act, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This order may be cited as the Port of Larne (Pilotage Functions) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 31st December 2002.
Application of the Pilotage Act 1987
2. Larne Harbour Limited shall be a competent harbour authority for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
David Jamieson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
9th December 2002
1987 c. 21 , see the definition in section 31(1).