UK Act of Parliament 1991 United Kingdom

Ports Act 1991

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What's here

3 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Schedules

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(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs 6 to...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Notify affected third parties when rights/liabilities split between Port Authority and company Crown / Minister / Government department
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(1) It shall be the duty of the Port Authority...

  • Agree written terms to split property, rights and liabilities with the Port Authority
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(1) The Port Authority and the company may issue a...

  • Refer unresolved property certificate to Secretary of State
Browse 23 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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(1) Where any transferred rights or liabilities are rights or...

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(1) Provision requiring the successor company either—

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(1) Provision for applying sections 836 to 840 of the...

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Such supplementary, incidental or consequential provision as appears to the...

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References in this Part of this Schedule to the statutory...

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References in this Part of this Schedule to the last...

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(1) Paragraph 1 above (except sub-paragraph (1)(a)) shall apply in...

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(1) The transferee and any other person shall, as from...

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Paragraphs 1 to 3 above have effect for the interpretation...

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For the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...

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In this Part of this Schedule— “the transfer date” means...

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Provision altering the constitution of the authority.

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Provision imposing obligations on the authority with respect to—

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(1) Provision that— (a) for the purposes of any statutory...

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(1) This paragraph applies where the transfer is or includes...

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(1) For the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection...

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In this Schedule— (a) “transfer date” means the date on...

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(1) If the Port Authority or the company represents to...

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Where on the transfer the Port Authority are entitled to...

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(1) Where any transferred rights or liabilities are rights or...

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(1) Paragraph 6 above (except sub-paragraph (1)(a)) shall apply in...

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(1) The company and any other person shall, as from...

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Paragraphs 6 to 8 above have effect for the interpretation...

Browse 44 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.015

Notice of assessment: supplementary provisions.

s.036

Stamp duty land tax

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