Title and introductory text
2025 No. 563
Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries
The Blyth (Extension of Limits) Harbour Revision Order 2025
Made
7th May 2025
Laid before Parliament
12th May 2025
Coming into force
2nd June 2025
Blyth Harbour Commissioners have applied for a harbour revision order in accordance with section 14(2)(a) of the Harbours Act 1964 (“the Act”).
The Secretary of State, as the appropriate Minister for the purposes of that section, has by an Order under section 42A of the Act delegated the functions of the appropriate Minister under section 14 to the Marine Management Organisation.
The Marine Management Organisation, being satisfied as mentioned in section 14(2)(b), and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(1) and (3) of the Act, makes the following Order.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) This Order may be cited as the Blyth (Extension of Limits) Harbour Revision Order 2025.
(2) This Order comes into force on 2nd June 2025.
(3) The Blyth Harbour Acts and Orders 1858 to 2015 and this Order may together be cited as the Blyth Harbour Acts and Orders 1858 to 2025.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Propose a change2 Interpretation
In this Order—
“the 1986 Act” means the Blyth Harbour Act 1986;
“Ash Barge Dock” means the area which is shown edged red on the Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan;
“the Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan” means the plan prepared in duplicate, signed on behalf of the Marine Management Organisation and marked “Signed Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan referred to in The Blyth (Extension of Limits) Harbour Revision Order 2025”, one copy of which is deposited at the offices of the Marine Management Organisation and one copy at the offices of the Commissioners, and it is also available electronically on the Commissioners website;
“the Commissioners” means the Blyth Harbour Commissioners; and
“Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond.
Propose a change3 Extension of limits of harbour and modification of the 1986 Act
(1) The limits of the harbour as defined in section 11 (limits of jurisdiction) of the 1986 Act are extended to include Ash Barge Dock, as shown on the Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan.
(2) The 1986 Act is accordingly amended as follows.
(3) In section 2 (interpretation) after the first line, insert—
“Ash Barge Dock” has the same meaning as in The Blyth (Extension of Limits) Harbour Revision Order 2025;
“the Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan” has the same meaning as in The Blyth (Extension of Limits) Harbour Revision Order 2025;
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(4) In section 11 (limits of jurisdiction)—
(a) in paragraph (b) omit “and”, and
(b) after paragraph (b) insert—
(ba) Ash Barge Dock; and
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Propose a change4 Saving for Trinity House
This Order must not prejudice or derogate from any of the rights, duties or privileges of Trinity House.
Propose a change5 Crown Rights
(1) Nothing in this Order—
(a) prejudicially affects any estate, right, power, privilege, authority or exemption of the Crown, or
(b) authorises the Commissioners to take, use, enter upon or in any manner interfere with any land or interests in land or any rights of whatsoever description (including any part of the shore or bed of the sea or any river, channel, creek, bay or estuary) belonging to—
(i) His Majesty in right of the Crown and under the management of the Crown Estate Commissioner, without the consent in writing of those Commissioners, or
(ii) a government department held in trust for His Majesty for the purposes of a government department, or without the consent in writing of that government department.
(2) A consent under paragraph (1)(b) may be given unconditionally or subject to such conditions and upon such terms as may be considered necessary or appropriate.
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