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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person1 Licence Holder1

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.037 Licensing of works Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Medway Ports Authority must licence works within the portStatutory regulator

s.038 Licence to dredge Regulated

Notify Post Office before dredging near subaqueous cablesLicence Holder

s.057 Accounts and audit Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Medway Ports Authority must appoint qualified auditor and submit report annuallyStatutory regulator

s.071 Notice before entry of dangerous goods Regulated

Notify harbour master before bringing dangerous goods into portAny Person

106 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Short and collective titles

s.002 Division of Act into Parts

s.003 Interpretation

s.004 Incorporation of Harbours Clauses Act, 1847

s.005 General duties and powers

s.006 Jurisdiction of Authority

s.007 Power to acquire undertakings

s.008 Powers relating to land

s.009 Authority to be local lighthouse authority

s.010 Powers as to vessels, plant and equipment

s.011 Power to license tugs, etc.

s.012 Power to operate transport

s.013 Power to hire out plant

s.014 Power to provide parking places and to make charges

s.015 Power to provide dwelling-houses and make loans

s.016 Returns and statistics

s.017 Authority may contract for police

s.018 Powers of interrogation, removal and search

s.019 Power to supply electricity and water

s.020 General directions to vessels in the port and the Medway approach area

s.021 Special directions to vessels in the port and the Medway approach area

s.022 Directions to vessels at the docks

s.023 Publication of general directions

s.024 Manner of giving special directions

s.025 Master's responsibility to be unaffected

s.026 Failure to comply with directions

s.027 Enforcement of directions

s.028 Obstruction of harbour master and others

s.029 Hydrographic surveys within the Medway approach area

s.030 Further powers within the Medway approach area

s.031 Priority for Her Majesty's vessels

s.032 Repair of landing places and embankments

s.033 Removal of obstructions

s.034 Reclaiming creeks, etc.

s.035 Works in the port

s.036 Power to dredge

s.039 Appeals in respect of works licence or dredging licence

s.040 Restriction on construction of works and dredging

s.041 Crown property

s.042 Provision against danger to navigation

s.043 Abatement of works abandoned or decayed

s.044 Survey of tidal works

s.045 Permanent lights on tidal works

s.046 Powers with respect to disposal of wrecks

s.047 Protection of Crown interests in wrecks

s.048 Power to appropriate lands and works for particular trades, etc.

s.049 Borrowing powers

s.050 Temporary borrowing

s.051 Lenders not to be concerned with application of money lent

s.052 Authority not bound to recognise any trust

s.053 Power to charge interest to capital

s.054 Reserve fund

s.055 General insurance fund

s.056 Power to invest in securities of bodies corporate

s.058 Gratuities, etc.

s.059 Allowances and donations

s.060 Power to make certain charges

s.061 Conditions relating to payment of charges

s.062 As to payment of charges

s.063 As to compounded charges

s.064 Penalty for evading payment of charges

s.065 Claims for repayment of charges

s.066 Payment of charges on warehoused goods

s.067 Deposit for charges

s.068 Recovery of charges

s.069 Exemptions from charges

s.070 As to entry of dangerous goods

s.072 Power to survey goods

s.073 Power to remove goods

s.074 Liability for safety of goods

s.075 Authority may issue warrants for deposited goods

s.076 Power to give directions as to loading or unloading of certain goods

s.077 Use of warehouses as bonded warehouses

s.078 General byelaws

s.079 Byelaws as to lights and signals, etc.

s.080 Byelaws relating to certain dangerous goods

s.081 Confirmation of byelaws and fines thereunder

s.082 Traffic offences on dock roads

s.083 Authentication of Authority's documents

s.084 Service of documents

s.085 For mutual protection of Authority and Port of London Authority

s.086 Crown rights

s.087 Crown right of access

s.088 For protection of electricity undertakers

s.089 For protection of gas undertakers

s.090 For protection of British Railways Board and Kent County Council

s.091 For protection of river authority

s.092 For protection of drainage authorities

s.093 For protection of Nature Conservancy

s.094 Saving for powers of Treasury

s.095 Saving for Trinity House

s.096 Saving for Rochester Bridge

s.097 Saving for labour scheme

s.098 Saving for Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1949

s.099 Saving for river authority, etc.

s.100 Saving for port health authority

s.101 Saving for Queenborough Fishery

s.102 Saving for Rochester Oyster Fishery

s.103 Saving for Faversham Oyster Fishery

s.104 Saving for Chatham Sun Pier

s.105 Saving for certain enactments

s.106 Saving for Coast Protection Act, 1949

s.107 Saving for Town and Country Planning Act, 1971

s.108 Amendment of Port of London Act, 1968

s.109 Repeals

s.110 Costs of Act

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Medway Ports Authority Act 1973

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