No. 141/1947:

WATERFORD HARBOUR WORKS ORDER, 1947.

WATERFORD HARBOUR WORKS ORDER, 1947.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Part VIII of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), and on the application of the Waterford Harbour Commissioners, hereby order as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited as the Waterford Harbour Works Order, 1947.

2. In this Order—

the expression " the Commissioners " means the Waterford Harbour Commissioners ;

the expression " the plans and sections " means the plans and sections deposited by the Commissioners with the Minister in connection with their application for this Order ;

the expression " the works " means the works authorised by this Order.

3.—(1) The Commissioners are hereby authorised to—

(a) carry out and complete Work No. 1, and

(b) join with Córas Iompair Éireann in constructing Work No. 2.

(2) In this Article—

the expression " Work No. 1 " means the breaking and removal of 360 lineal feet or thereabouts of rock of varying width and depth in the bed of the river Suir at the North Wharf, Waterford ;

the expression " Work No. 2 " means—

(i) the rebuilding in reinforced concrete of 962 lineal feet or thereabouts of the existing 20 feet wide timber wharf known as the North Wharf, Waterford, and the extending of its face line for a varying width of from 11 feet to 25 feet further into the River Suir to give a depth of 22 feet 8 inches of water below L.W.O.S.T.,

(ii) the provision on such rebuilt and extended portion of the North Wharf of such cranes, crane tracks, railway lines, switches, crossings and electric lights and power plugs as may be required by Córas Iompair Éireann for dealing adequately with the traffic at the said wharf and such cranes, crane tracks, railway lines, switches and crossings being so placed and laid that the upper surface thereof shall be level with the finished surface of the reconstructed and extended North Wharf,

(iii) the construction of a roadway connecting the reconstructed and extended portions of the North Wharf and every part thereof with the public road situated near the railway station at the western end of the new wharf and existing goods station, provided that the surface of the said roadway shall not be lower than the upper surfaces of any tracks, rails and switches or crossings laid in or adjoining the said roadway and that the said roadway shall lead up to, and the reconstructed surface thereof connect with the finished surface of the reconstructed and extended North Wharf,

(iv) the construction on the reconstructed or extended new wharf or on suitable sites on the property of Córas Iompair Éireann lying between the new wharf and Dock Road of such trans-shipment sheds, customs sheds or other structures including office and sanitary accommodation as Córas Iompair Éireann may require for the purpose of dealing adequately with the traffic at the wharf.

(3) In executing the works the Commissioners may, with the consent in writing of the Minister, deviate laterally or landwards to any extent within the limits of deviation marked on the plans and sections and may with the like consent deviate vertically to any extent from the levels of those works as shown on the plans and sections.

4. The works shall be completed within five years from the commencement of this Order.

5. Nothing in this Order shall authorise any interference except by consent of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs with any telegraphic lines of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs as defined by the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1928, or other property of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs or any of the rights of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs under the said Acts.

6. All costs, charges, fees and expenses of or incidental to preparing and obtaining this Order or otherwise incurred in relation thereto shall be paid by the Commissioners out of their funds.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 3rd day of May, 1947.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.