Harbours Transfer Act, 1862

Board of Trade to inform Admiralty of pending schemes.

Admiralty may intervene where necessary for protection of interests of Naval Service.

4. Provided always, as follows:

(1.) In each year as soon as may be, and not more than fourteen days after the deposit at the office of the Board of Trade of such documents as may be required by the standing orders of either House of Parliament to be there deposited with reference to such Bills as aforesaid, the Board of Trade shall furnish to the Admiralty a list of all such Bills for which applications to Parliament may be then pending, with a short statement of the nature of the works for the construction whereof powers are sought by such Bills respectively:

(2.) Where in any case, on consideration of the information so furnished, the Admiralty are of opinion that it is proper for them to take steps for the protection of the interests of Her Majesty's Naval Service, they may exercise the powers given to them by the Preliminary Inquiries Act, 1851, as if this Act had not been passed, and whether the standing order of either House of Parliament may or may not have required any documents to be deposited at the Admiralty Office.

Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act, 1847.