Summary
4.The purpose of this Act is:
First, to confer powers on the Secretary of State to give a direction to a person in charge of land next to, or accessible from, United Kingdom waters or to a person in charge of facilities used by ships such as berths, wharves and jetties.
The direction can require the person in charge to allow persons to land and/or to make facilities under their control available, with the object of reducing or preventing risks to safety and risks of pollution; and
Secondly, to allow fire authorities to make a charge for fire-fighting services at sea outside the area of every fire authority.