Supplementary Section 16: Directions
Section 16 provides the Secretary of State the power to give directions to harbour authorities requiring them not to comply with their duties under the Act, or to comply with any of them in a particular way. Directions must be published and may be varied or revoked.
	Failure to comply with a direction under this section is an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine in England and Wales, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale in Scotland and Northern Ireland.