Moved by
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
28: After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—
“Exercise of functions in relation to two or more harbours
(1) Where—
(a) a Minister of the Crown proposes to exercise a relevant function in relation to two or more harbours, and
(b) at least one of those harbours is a harbour that is wholly in Wales and is not a reserved trust port,
the Minister of the Crown must first consult the Welsh Ministers (except where section 36(1) applies).
(2) Where a Minister of the Crown has made an order under section 42A of the Harbours Act 1964, the duty in subsection (1) applies to the delegate as it applies to a Minister of the Crown.
(3) In this section—
“relevant function” has the same meaning as in section 34;
“reserved trust port” has the meaning given in section 32;
“Wales” has the same meaning as in section 34.”
29: After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—
“Consequential amendments to consent requirements in Harbours Act 1964
(1) In section 42C of the Harbours Act 1964 (consent of Welsh Ministers for certain orders and schemes), after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) The references in subsections (1)(c) and (2) to a statutory provision of local application do not include a harbour revision order, a harbour empowerment order or a harbour reorganisation scheme.”
(2) In section 42D of that Act (consent of Secretary of State for certain orders and schemes), after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) The references in subsections (1)(c) and (2) to a statutory provision of local application do not include a harbour revision order, a harbour empowerment order or a harbour reorganisation scheme.””