Harbours Act, 1946

Buoys, etc.

58.—(1) A harbour authority shall place and maintain buoys and lights of such kinds and at such points as may from time to time be directed in respect of their harbour by the general lighthouse authority.

(2) A harbour authority shall place and maintain life-buoys and lines of such kinds and at such points as the Minister may from time to time direct in respect of their harbour.

(3) A harbour authority shall, if so required by the Minister, provide and maintain, in such places and in such manner as the Minister directs, instruments, constructed according to specifications approved of by the Minister, for making tidal measurements and observations.

(4) A harbour authority shall make such measurements and observations with instruments provided by them under subsection (3) of this section and such additional tidal observations as the Minister directs and shall furnish returns of the said measurements and observations in such form and manner and at such intervals as the Minister directs.

(5) A harbour authority shall, if so required by the Minister, provide and maintain, in such places and in such manner as the Minister directs, instruments, constructed according to specifications approved of by the Minister, for making meteorological measurements and observations.

(6) A harbour authority shall make such measurements and observations with instruments provided by them under subsection (5) of this section and such additional meteorological observations as the Minister directs and shall furnish returns of the said measurements and observations in such form and manner and at such intervals as the Minister directs.

(7) A harbour authority shall, if so required by the Minister, provide, maintain and operate, in such place or places and in such manner as the Minister directs, equipment, constructed according to specifications approved of by the Minister, for the exhibition of gale warnings and other weather signals and notices and shall furnish returns relating to the exhibition of such signals and notices in such form and manner and at such intervals as the Minister directs.