S.I. No. 175/1957 - Sligo Harbour Works Order, 1957.

S.I. No. 175 of 1957.

SLIGO HARBOUR WORKS ORDER, 1957.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 134 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), on the application of the Sligo Harbour Commissioners and after due compliance with section 136 of the said Act, hereby order as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited as Sligo Harbour Works Order, 1957.

2. In this Order—

" the Minister " means the Minister for Industry and Commerce ;

" the Commissioners " means the Sligo Harbour Commissioners ;

" local authority " has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act, 1941 (No. 23 of 1941) ;

" the plans," " sections " and " specification " mean respectively the plans, sections and specification deposited by the Commissioners with the Minister in connection with their application for this Order ;

" the works " means the works authorised by this Order.

3. (1) Subject as hereinafter provided, the Commissioners are hereby authorised to carry out and complete in accordance with the plans, sections and specification the following works, that is to say—

(i) The dismantling of two existing timber jetties and one stage rest all immediately upstream of the concrete Sligo Jetty.

(ii) Extension of the existing reinforced concrete Sligo Jetty by a reinforced concrete piled jetty for a distance of 40 feet upstream.

(iii) Construction of a reinforced concrete piled jetty 100' 0" long, 20' 0" wide for 56' 0" of its length and 40' 0" wide for 44' 0" of its length and commencing 130' 0" upstream from the existing end of the Sligo Jetty.

(2) In executing the works the Commissioners may with the consent in writing of the Minister, deviate laterally to any extent within the limits of deviation marked on the plans and may with the like consent deviate vertically to any extent from the levels of these works as shown on the sections.

4. The works shall be completed within three years from the making of this Order.

5. The Commissioners shall take such steps (if any) as may be necessary in the course of the works for the protection of the public.

6. (1) The Commissioners may cause any public or private roads, highways, streets and footpaths, as shall be in or near the intended situation of the works to be temporarily opened up, broken up or stopped up as they shall think necessary or convenient for making and completing the works or in connection with the works or any of them or the operations and conveniences connected therewith or for any of the purposes of their undertaking, so that the Commissioners do previous to the opening up, breaking up or stopping up or otherwise interfering with the same make and provide in lieu of such roads, highways, streets and footpaths good and sufficient means of passing and repassing or conducting traffic by roads, highways, streets and footpaths as convenient in all respects as the public and private roads, highways, streets and footpaths to be temporarily opened up, broken up or stopped up are accustomed to serve.

(2) The Commissioners may also cause the subsoil under public or private roads, highways, streets and footpaths and any railways, sidings, tunnels, streams, watercourses, sewers, drains, pipes, hydrants, gas mains, electric cables, wires and apparatus as shall be in or near the intended situation of the works to be either temporarily or permanently opened up, broken up, crossed, altered, extended, diverted or otherwise interfered with as they shall think necessary or convenient for making and completing the works or in connection with the works or any of them or the operations or conveniences connected therewith or for any of the purposes of their undertaking, so that the Commissioners do previous to opening up or otherwise interfering with the same provide in lieu of such railways, sidings, tunnels, streams, watercourses, sewers, drains, pipes, hydrants, gas mains, electric cables, wires or apparatus, good and sufficient means of passing and repassing or conducting traffic by railways or sidings and good and sufficient means for conveying off the water and sewage from the adjoining or neighbouring lands and premises affected and sufficient alternative electric cables, wires and other apparatusfor such purposes as the electric cables, wires and other apparatus so to be altered or interfered with are accustomed to serve, as convenient in all respects as the tunnels, streams, watercourses, railways, sidings, sewers, drains, pipes, hydrants, gas mains, electric cables, wires and apparatus to be opened up, broken up, crossed, altered, extended, diverted or otherwise interfered with as aforesaid.

7. Before interfering under this Order with any works under the control of a local authority the Commissioners shall give three weeks previous notice in writing to such local authority of the nature of their intended interference and the Commissioners shall exercise their powers in respect of any such works to the reasonable satisfaction of such local authority.

8. The Commissioners shall not be authorised by virtue of this Order to interfere with any work under the control of any of the following bodies, that is to say the Electricity Supply Board, Coras Iompair Eireann or the Sligo Lighting and Electric Power Company without having obtained the previous consent in writing of such body or of the Minister who, before giving such consent, shall consult with such body and consider any representations which such body shall make to him.

9. Subject as aforesaid in case of any dispute or difference between the Commissioners and any person or body aggrieved by anything done or omitted to be done by the Commissioners in exercise of their powers under this Order every such dispute or difference shall be referred with full power to award costs, to the final decision of two Arbitrators, one chosen by each party, and, if the Arbitrators disagree, of an Umpire chosen by the Arbitrators before they sit, or in the event of disagreement, by the President for the time being of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland and shall be deemed to have been so referred in pursuance of an arbitration agreement executed by the parties.

10. Nothing in this Order shall affect any right of the State to or over foreshore or any lands which have at any time been foreshore.

11. Nothing in this Order shall authorise any interference except by consent of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs with any telegraphic lines of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs as defined by the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1953, or other property of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, or any of the rights of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs under the said Acts.

12. Save as in this Order otherwise expressly provided nothing in this Order contained shall take away, lessen, prejudice, alter or affect any of the duties, rights, privileges, property, power and authorities of the Electricity Supply Board, Coras Iompair Eireann or The Sligo Lighting and Electric Power Company.

13. All costs, charges, fees and expenses of or incidental to preparing and obtaining this Order or otherwise incurred in relation thereto shall be paid by the Commissioners out of their funds.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 12th day of August, 1957.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

Explanatory Note.

This Order authorises the Sligo Harbour Commissioners to carry out certain construction works at Sligo Harbour.