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Coastguard Act 1925

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1 Transfer of the coastguard to the Board of Trade.

(1) His Majesty’s Coastguard shall consist of such numbers of officers and men as the Board of Trade (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”), may with the consent of the Treasury from time to time think fit, and shall be raised, maintained, equipped, and governed by the Board and employed as a coast-watching force for the performance of the duties hitherto performed by the coastguard on behalf of the Board, and of such other duties as may be determined by the Board. (2) All land which is at the commencement of this Act held by the Admiralty in connection with the coastguard service and required by the Board for the purposes of His Majesty’s Coastguard shall, notwithstanding any provisions in any lease or other instrument prohibiting or restricting the transfer or assignment thereof, be transferred to the Commissioners of Works by Order of His Majesty in Council without the necessity of any other conveyance or assignment, and shall be taken by the said Commissioners as land necessary for the public service and held by them for all the estate and interest for which it was previously held by the Admiralty. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers about the strategic priorities of the Secretary of State in exercising functions under subsection (1) in relation to the safety standards of ships in Scotland and protecting the health and safety of persons on them. (4) In subsection (3) “Scotland” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998. (5) The Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers about the strategic priorities of the Secretary of State in exercising functions under subsection (1) in relation to activities of Her Majesty's Coastguard in Wales. (6) In subsection (5) “"Wales”” has the same meaning as in the Government of Wales Act 2006.

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1 Transfer of the coastguard to the Board of Trade.

(1) His Majesty’s Coastguard shall consist of such numbers of officers and men as the Board of Trade (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”), may with the consent of the Treasury from time to time think fit, and shall be raised, maintained, equipped, and governed by the Board and employed as a coast-watching force for the performance of the duties hitherto performed by the coastguard on behalf of the Board, and of such other duties as may be determined by the Board. (2) All land which is at the commencement of this Act held by the Admiralty in connection with the coastguard service and required by the Board for the purposes of His Majesty’s Coastguard shall, notwithstanding any provisions in any lease or other instrument prohibiting or restricting the transfer or assignment thereof, be transferred to the Commissioners of Works by Order of His Majesty in Council without the necessity of any other conveyance or assignment, and shall be taken by the said Commissioners as land necessary for the public service and held by them for all the estate and interest for which it was previously held by the Admiralty. (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers about the strategic priorities of the Secretary of State in exercising functions under subsection (1) in relation to the safety standards of ships in Scotland and protecting the health and safety of persons on them. (4) In subsection (3) “Scotland” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998. (5) The Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers about the strategic priorities of the Secretary of State in exercising functions under subsection (1) in relation to activities of Her Majesty's Coastguard in Wales. (6) In subsection (5) “"Wales”” has the same meaning as in the Government of Wales Act 2006.

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