Pilotage Order Confirmation Act, 1928
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SCHEDULE. WEXFORD PILOTAGE ORDER, 1927. | ||
Pilotage District. | ||
1.—The limits of the Wexford Pilotage District (hereinafter referred to as “the Pilotage District”) shall be so much of the River Slaney and its estuary as lies below the iron bridge situated about half a mile above the town of Wexford, and so much of the sea as lies within a radius of two and a half miles from the southern extremity of Raven Point. | ||
Pilotage Authority. | ||
2.—The Pilotage Authority for the Pilotage District (herein-after referred to as “the Authority”) shall be the Wexford Harbour Commissioners as constituted by the Wexford Harbour Act, 1874. | ||
Pilotage to be compulsory. | ||
3.—Pilotage shall be compulsory within the Pilotage District. | ||
Pilotage Committee. | ||
4.—(1) The Authority may appoint a Pilotage Committee (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) of the Authority consisting of not more than five members subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section who shall be appointed by the Authority and of whom one shall be nominated as Chairman. | ||
(2) If at any time a majority of the pilots licensed for the Pilotage District (hereinafter referred to as “licensed pilots”) desire direct representation on the Committee they shall signify the fact in writing to the Authority and the Authority shall if there are not less than and may if there are less than six licensed pilots appoint as an additional member of the Committee a person who is or has been a licensed pilot who shall be elected in manner as may be agreed between the licensed pilots and the Authority or in default of agreement as may be prescribed by the Minister for Industry and Commerce: Provided that if licensed pilots are represented on the Committee and if none of the members appointed under sub-section (1) of this section is a ship owner or a person interested in shipping the Authority shall appoint such a person as a further additional member of the Committee. | ||
Powers of Committee. | ||
5.—(1) The Authority may delegate to the Committee any of their powers or duties under the Pilotage Act, 1913 . The decisions of the Committee on questions so delegated shall not require confirmation by the Authority but the Committee shall report their proceedings to the Authority. | ||
(2) No member of the Committee shall take part in any proceedings relating to any question affecting himself personally. | ||
(3) No act or proceeding of the Committee shall be invalid on account of any vacancy in their body or on account of the appointment or election of any member having been defective. | ||
Period of office. | ||
6.—(1) The members of the Committee shall hold office for a period of one year but a member may be re-appointed or reelected at the expiration of his term of office. | ||
(2) In the event of a vacancy arising amongst the Committee otherwise than by effluxion of time it shall be filled as soon as may be thereafter in the manner prescribed in section 4, but a member of the Committee so appointed or elected shall hold office only until the next annual appointment or election. | ||
Power to provide or arrange for supply of pilot boats. | ||
7.—The Authority may from time to time if they think fit purchase, hire, or build and equip, maintain, and work or enter into agreements or arrangements with any person for the supply, use, maintenance and working of such boats or vessels as in the opinion of the Authority may be required for the efficient working of the pilotage service. | ||
Separate accounts to be kept. | ||
8.—Separate accounts shall be kept by the Authority of all moneys received and expended by them in respect of the pilotage service. | ||
Repeal. | ||
9.—Sections 70 to 85 (inclusive) of the Wexford Harbour Act, 1874, and any other enactment or Order relating to Pilotage in the Pilotage District shall cease to have effect and shall for the purposes of section 59 of the Pilotage Act, 1913 , be deemed to be superseded: | ||
Provided that all provisions in force in the Pilotage District at the commencement of this Order which will after such commencement be capable of being dealt with by bye-law under the provisions of the Pilotage Act, 1913 , shall, notwithstanding such repeal as aforesaid, remain in full force until the matters dealt with thereby shall be provided for by bye-laws made under the Pilotage Act, 1913 . | ||
Date of commencement. | ||
10.—This Order shall come into force on the day when the Act confirming this Order is passed. | ||
Short title. | ||
11.—This Order may be cited as the Wexford Pilotage Order, 1927. |