HC Deb 16 February 1982 vol 18 cc71-2W
Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when was the last occasion on which new byelaws or modifications to existing byelaws made by resolution of the Maryport harbour commissioners were confirmed by the Secretary of State; and what were the byelaws concerned.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

I am informed that the last set was confirmed in 1900 and dealt with explosives. The general byelaws date from 1898.

Mr. Campbell-Savours

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what was the last occasion on which local Acts or provisional orders concerning the development of Maryport harbour were (a) passed, (b) amended and (c) repealed; which Acts or provisional orders were involved; and what changes were made.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

I understand that the Maryport Harbour Act 1939 was the last local Act or order passed relating to Maryport harbour. It dealt mainly with the harbour's finances and authorised the commissioners to borrow £75,000 from the Commissioner for Special Areas in England and Wales. It also provided, among other things, for the conversion and cancellation of existing mortgages. The Act amended and repealed a number of provisions in earlier Maryport legislation.