Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 3011

HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

The Port of London Authority Harbour Revision Order 1992

Made

30th November 1992

Coming into force

1st January 1993

Whereas the making of this Order is not opposed;

Now therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport (being the appropriate Minister under subsection (7) of section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964(1) for the purpose of making this Order), in exercise of the powers conferred by the said section 14 and now vested in him(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and on the application of the Port of London Authority hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Port of London Authority Harbour Revision Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

Amendment of the Port of London Act 1968

2. The Port of London Act 1968(3) shall be amended as follows:-�

(1) In section 3 for the word "nine" there shall be substituted the word "six" and for the word "seventeen" there shall be substituted the word "twelve".

(2) In Part I of Schedule 2:-�

(a)in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 2 the words "after consultation with the National Ports Council," shall be deleted;

(b)sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 shall be deleted;

(c)for paragraph 3 there shall be substituted the following paragraph:-�

"3.-(1) The Secretary of State shall, after consultation with the chairman of the Port Authority, from time to time appoint such number of persons not being officers of the Port Authority as he considers appropriate to serve as members of the Port Authority:

Provided that the number of members including the chairman not being officers of the Port Authority shall not at any time be less than five or more than eight.

(2) Member appointed by the Secretary of State under this paragraph shall, subject to this Part of this Schedule, continue in office for such period not exceeding three years from the date of his appointment as the Secretary of State may specify, and in specifying such period the Secretary of State shall have regard to the desirability of retirement in rotation,";

(d)in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 6 for the word "six" there shall be substituted the word "four";

(e)in the proviso to sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 6 for the word "six" there shall be substituted the word "four";

(f)for paragraph 12 there shall be substituted the following paragraph:-�

"12. A casual vacancy in the office of the chairman of the Port Authority shall be filled by the appointment by the Secretary of State of another person who is not an officer of the Port Authority and, subject to this Part of this Schedule, that person shall hold office during the remainder of the term for which the person whom he replaces was appointed".

Amendment of the Port of London Authority (Constitution) Revision Order 1975

3. The Port of London Authority (Constitution) Revision Order 1975(4) is hereby amended by the omission of articles 3 and 4.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

H. B. Wenban-Smith

An Under Secretary in the

Department of Transport

30th November 1992

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends section 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Port of London Act 1968 so as to reduce the maximum and minimum number of members of the Port of London Authority and to provide greater flexibility in their appointment.

The applicant for the Order is the Port of London Authority.

(1)

1964 c. 40; section 14 and Schedule 3 were amended by the Transport Act 1981 (c. 56), section 18 and Schedule 6, paragraphs 2 to 4, 12 and 14.

(2)

See section 57(1) of the Harbours Act 1964 and S.I. 1981/238.

(3)

1968 c.xxxii; section 3 and Part I of Schedule 2 were substituted by S.I. 1975/1890.

(4)

S.I. 1975/1890.