Guidance
Harbour closure and pilotage function removal orders
How processes for harbour closure and pilotage function removal orders will be put into place at certain English and Welsh harbours.
Applies to England and Wales
Documents
Details
Describes how processes for harbour closure orders and pilotage function removal orders will be implemented at:
- harbours in England
- non-fishery harbours in Wales
The information includes:
- statutory guidance on the circumstances in which a harbour closure order will be made under section 17A of the 1964 act
- non-statutory guidance on the process used when applying for a pilotage function removal order under section 1(4A) of the 1987 act
The processes revoking a harbour authority’s status were originally created in the Marine Navigation Act 2013.