UK Act of Parliament 1981 United Kingdom

Transport Act 1981

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Schedules

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(1) The auditors of Associated British Ports shall be appointed...

  • Appoint auditors for Associated British Ports and set their pay
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(1) The directors shall appoint a secretary of Associated British...

  • Appoint a company secretary for Associated British Ports
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(1) The Secretary of State may make such orders under...

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(1) The harbours company shall, in the exercise of statutory...

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In this Schedule “director” means a director of Associated British...

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(1) The validity of proceedings of the directors is not...

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(1) The remuneration and allowances payable to directors by Associated...

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(1) A director may resign his office by notice in...

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(1) Subject to any rules which may be prescribed by...

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(1) The directors may elect a chairman of their meetings...

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(1) The directors may delegate any of their powers to...

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(1) The directors may appoint one or more of their...

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The fixing of the common seal of Associated British Ports...

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Each of the powers conferred on Associated British Ports by...

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(1) Associated British Ports may manufacture for sale to any...

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Associated British Ports may provide for any person technical advice...

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(1) Associated British Ports may, either alone or together with...

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(1) Associated British Ports may dispose of any part of...

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(1) Associated British Ports may promote Bills in Parliament and...

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(1) Associated British Ports may do anything it thinks fit...

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(1) Associated British Ports may provide houses, hostels and other...

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(1) Associated British Ports may pay pensions and enter into...

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(1) Associated British Ports has power to acquire land for...

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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may...

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Associated British Ports has power to operate its harbours and...

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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), Associated British Ports may make...

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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), Associated British Ports may borrow...

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(1) The Holding Company may from time to time impose...

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Associated British Ports may purchase, manufacture or repair anything required...

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Associated British Ports may acquire any undertaking of part of...

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Associated British Ports may, for the purposes of its business,...

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Associated British Ports may, for the purpose of its business,...

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Associated British Ports may— (a) invest any sums not immediately...

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Associated British Ports may do all other things which in...

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(1) Associated British Ports may form and promote, or join...

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(1) Associated British Ports may consign goods on behalf of...

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(1) Associated British Ports may enter into an agreement with...

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(1) Associated British Ports may purchase, manufacture or repair anything...

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In this Schedule— (a) references to selling and purchasing include...

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Associated British Ports may carry on at its harbours the...

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Associated British Ports may provide facilities for the storage of...

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(1) Associated British Ports may develop in such manner as...

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(1) Associated British Ports may construct and operate pipelines in...

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(1) In places where those using the services and facilities...

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Associated British Ports may carry on any business which in...

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(1) In the definition of “the Boards” in section 57(1)...

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(1) The persons who immediately before the appointed day were...

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The persons who immediately before the appointed day were chairman...

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(1) For the purposes of sections 24 and 27(8) of...

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(1) The profits of Associated British Ports out of which...

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Any charges in force immediately before the appointed day in...

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This Act does not affect any liability of a harbour...

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Nothing in this Act affects the operation of paragraph 5...

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This Act does not affect the operation of local or...

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(1) Except as provided by the following provisions of this...

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(1) In this paragraph “pensions order” means an order made...

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(1) In this paragraph “pensions order” has the same meaning...

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(1) As from the appointed day the members of the...

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In section 219 of the Highways Act 1980 (payments to...

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(1) . . . . . . . . ....

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For the purposes of paragraph 3(b) of Part IV of...

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So far as the activities of any wholly-owned subsidiary of...

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It is the duty of the Council to give to...

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(1) In section 30(4) of the Harbours Act 1964 (duty...

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In section 41 of the Harbours Act 1964 (power to...

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A harbour reorganisation scheme submitted to the Secretary of State...

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(1) The following amendments (which do not alter the effect...

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(1) If it appears to the Secretary of State that...

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In the following provisions of this Schedule “charging scheme” and...

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(1) Before he makes a charging scheme the Secretary of...

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A charging scheme may include such supplementary and incidental provisions...

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(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 18, a...

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(1) The Council shall (if they have not done so...

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If it appears to the Secretary of State that the...

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(1) It is the duty of the Council to set...

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(1) No amendment or repeal made by this Act affects—...

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(1) Every agreement, other than a contract of employment, to...

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(1) Where any right, liability or obligation is transferred to...

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If it appears to the Secretary of State that a...

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(1) The Council shall, if they have not done so...

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(1) In this paragraph— (a) “the pension scheme” means the...

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Section 12 (power to give assistance to harbour authorities by...

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For section 42 (accounts relating to harbour undertakings) there is...

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(1) In section 47(1) (which as amended by section 272(2)...

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Paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 (Secretary of State’s preliminary consideration...

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(1) . . . . . . . . ....

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(1) Section 14(3) and 16(6) (penalties which may be provided...

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(1) In sections 45(i) and 46(2)(a) (penalties on summary conviction...

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In section 14 (harbour revision orders) after subsection (2) there...

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In section 14(3), 16(6) and 18(2)(i) (ancillary provisions which may...

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(1) Sections 14(6) and 16(8) (which make all harbour revision...

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(1) The following section is inserted after section 15— Ministers’...

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(1) In section 18 (harbour reorganisation schemes) the following subsection...

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Sections 20 to 25 and Schedule 5 (control of movement...

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(1) After section 27 there is inserted— Combined charges. (1) Where a harbour authority have power, whether by virtue...

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(1) Sections 32 to 34 (powers of Ministers to revise...

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The words “ or section 19 of the Transport Act...

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In section 62(3) of the Highways Act (descriptions of works...

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The following provisions are inserted after section 90 of the...

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In section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980 (interpretation) the...

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A highway authority may construct road humps in a highway...

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(1) The Secretary of State may, with the consent of...

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(1) Where the Secretary of State or a local highway...

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(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such...

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(1) Where a road hump conforms to regulations under paragraph...

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(1) In this Part— “ motor vehicle ” has the...

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