Harbours Act, 1946

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Lease by harbour authority.

157.—(1) A harbour authority may lease any of their lands or premises for any period not exceeding two hundred years, but no such lease shall be made for a period exceeding ten years without the consent of the Minister.

(2) A lease made under this section by a harbour authority shall, without prejudice to the inclusion therein of any other provisions, provide—

(a) that if at any time the harbour authority require the land or premises comprised in the lease for the improvement of their harbour, they shall, upon payment of such compensation as, in default of agreement, may be fixed by an arbitrator, be entitled to obtain possession thereof in like manner as if the term of the lease had expired,

(b) that if at any time the harbour authority are satisfied that the lands or premises comprised in the lease are not being put to some bona fide use, they shall be entitled to obtain possession thereof in like manner as if the term of the lease had expired.