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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

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that Larne Harbour Limited is to be a competent harbour authority for the port of Larne for the purposes of the Pilotage Act 1987.

The applicant for the Order is Larne Harbour Limited which is a company registered in Northern Ireland having its registered office at 9 Olderfleet Road, Larne, Northern Ireland, BT40 1AS.

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Notes:

[1] 1987 c. 21, see the definition in section 31(1).back

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ISBN 0 11 044176 1

  Prepared 17 December 2002