Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 2728
Merchant Shipping
Maritime Security
The Port Security Designation (Amendment) Order 2013
Made
24th October 2013
Laid before Parliament
29th October 2013
Coming into force
26th November 2013
The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972( 1 ).
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to port security, measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them, and maritime transport( 2 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Port Security Designation (Amendment) Order 2013 and comes into force on 26th November 2013.
Amendment of the Port Security (Port of Dover) Designation Order 2011
2. In the Port Security (Port of Dover) Designation Order 2011( 3 ), in article 4(4) (review), for “before 1 st January 2014” substitute “before 31st January 2017”.
Amendment of the Port Security (Port of Aberdeen) Designation Order 2012
3. In the Port Security (Port of Aberdeen) Designation Order 2012( 4 ), in article 4(4) (review), for “before 1 st January 2014” substitute “before 19th November 2017”.
Amendment of the Port Security (Port of Grangemouth) Designation Order 2012
4. —(1)The Port Security (Port of Grangemouth) Designation Order 2012( 5 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 3 (designation of Grangemouth Port Security Authority)—
(a) for paragraph (1), substitute—
“ (1) For the purposes of the Port Security Regulations 2009 ( 6 ) , Port of Grangemouth Security Authority Limited (company number SC458041), a company limited by guarantee (“the Authority”), is designated as the port security authority for the port of Grangemouth. ” ;
(b) omit paragraph (2); and
(c) add the following paragraph—
“ (3) The Authority is not to be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown or as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown and its property is not to be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown. ” .
(3) In article 4(4) (review), for “before 1st January 2014” substitute “before 19th November 2017”.
(4) Omit Schedule 2 (provision as to the Grangemouth Port Security Authority).
Amendment of the Port Security (Port of Portland) Designation Order 2012
5. In the Port Security (Port of Portland) Designation Order 2012( 7 ), in article 4(4) (review), for “before 1 st January 2014” substitute “before 19th November 2017”.
Amendment of the Port Security (Port of Tees and Hartlepool) Designation Order 2012
6. In the Port Security (Port of Tees and Hartlepool) Designation Order 2012( 8 ), in article 4(4) (review), for “before 1st January 2014” substitute “before 19th November 2017”.
Amendment of the Port Security (Port of Workington) Designation Order 2012
7. In the Port Security (Port of Workington) Designation Order 2012( 9 ), in article 4(4) (review), for “before 1 st January 2014” substitute “before 19th November 2017”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Stephen Hammond
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
24th October 2013
1972 c.68 ; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) .
S.I. 1993/595 , 1994/757 and 2004/706 .