Overview
3.Trust ports are independent statutory bodies governed by their own local legislation and run by independent boards who manage the assets of the trust for the benefit of stakeholders. They are generally creatures of statute and operate only within the powers and duties conferred on them by statute.
4.The Act repeals section 10 of the Ports Act 1991, removing the Scottish Ministers’ powers to require certain trust ports (that is, those currently with a minimum annual turnover of around £9 million) to prepare privatisation proposals.
5.The Act also removes the requirement for six copies of a draft harbour revision or empowerment order (and any map to be annexed to such an order) to be submitted along with the application for the order. In addition, it removes the requirement to submit six copies of a harbour reorganisation scheme (and any map to be annexed to the scheme) to the Scottish Ministers.
6.The Act has two principal sections: