Part 2: Legislative and executive competence: further provision Chapter 11: Harbours Section 30: Amendments of Harbours Act 1964
This section amends the Harbours Act 1964 to transfer functions relating to harbours wholly in Wales (other than reserved trust ports) from a Minister of the Crown to the Welsh Ministers. The functions relate to harbour orders, harbour closure orders, orders designating harbour authorities as authorised to give directions to ships and loans to harbour authorities. Subsection (3) inserts a new paragraph (1A) into section 17E of the Harbours Act which requires the Welsh Ministers to obtain the consent of the Secretary of State before making a harbour closure order that transfers functions to the harbour authority for a harbour which is wholly or partly in England or for a reserved trust port. Subsection (5) makes amendments to section 43 of the Harbours Act to enable loans to be made by the Welsh Ministers out of, and repaid into, the Welsh Consolidated Fund, and to provide for the Welsh Ministers' loan accounts to be certified by the Auditor General for Wales and laid before the Assembly.