The Harbours Act 1964 (Delegation of Functions) Order 2010

• Citation: S.I. 2010/674
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, extent and commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Harbours Act 1964 (Delegation of Functions) Order 2010.

(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.

(3) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2010.

Section 2 Delegation

(1) Subject to article 3, the Secretary of State, being the relevant authority in relation to England and Wales, delegates the exercise of the functions specified in paragraph (2) to the Marine Management Organisation .

(2) The specified functions are the functions exercisable by the Secretary of State under the following sections of the Harbours Act 1964 —

(a) section 14 (Minsters’ powers, on application of harbour authorities, or others, to make orders for securing harbour efficiency, etc );

(b) section 15 (Ministers’ powers to make, of their own motion, orders for limited purposes for securing harbour efficiency, etc);

(c) section 15A (Ministers’ powers to make orders about port appointments);

(d) section 16 (Ministers’ powers, on application of intending undertakers, or others, to make orders conferring powers for improvement, construction, etc, of harbours);

(e) section 18 (Harbour reorganisation schemes); and

(f) section 60 (Power to amend Acts of local application).

Section 3 Excepted cases

The exercise of those functions in respect of the applications for orders specified in the table below is excepted from the delegation.