§ Nothing in Section three of this Act shall apply to any harbour, dock or pier undertaking established by Act of Parliament, including the Manchester Ship Canal, but not including any harbour, dock or pier forming part of a railway undertaking, or to the owners of any such undertaking without the consent of such owners, but if at any time during the two years after the passing of this Act the Minister shall consider that it is desirable in the national interest that the transport facilities and accommodation at the harbour, or at any dock or pier of the owners, should be improved or extended, or that the method of working should be altered, the Minister may by Order, for the purposes aforesaid, require the owners to execute or do, within a reasonable time, such improvement or extension or alteration in the, method of working as the Order may prescribe, and may for that purpose confer on the owners any such powers of acquiring land or easements or constructing works as are mentioned in paragraph (d) of Sub-section (1) of that Section:
§ Lords Amendments:
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Leave out the words
Nothing in Section three of this Act shall apply to any harbour, dock or pier undertaking established by Act of Parliament, including the Manchester Ship Canal, but not including any harbour, dock or pier forming part of a railway undertaking,
and insert instead thereof the words
except where any harbour, dock or pier forms part of a railway undertaking, nothing in Section three of this Act shall apply to any harbour, dock or pier undertaking established by Act of Parliament, including the Manchester Ship Canal.
—Agreed to.
§ After the word "purpose" ["and may for that purpose"], insert the words "by order."—Agreed to.
§ After the word "Section" ["Sub-section (1) of that Section"], insert the words 1558 "and the provisions of this Act relating to Orders made under that paragraph shall apply to Orders conferring such powers as aforesaid."—Agreed to.