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Notice of making, etc., of harbour rates orders.
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5.—(1) Whenever the Minister proposes to make, amend or revoke a harbour rates order the Minister shall give notice to the harbour authority of the harbour to which such proposed order relates and such harbour authority shall publish, at such time or times and in such manner as the Minister directs, a notice containing such particulars as the Minister directs of such proposed order.
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(2) Every notice published by a harbour authority in pursuance of this section shall contain, in addition to the particulars mentioned in the foregoing sub-section of this section, directions to all persons interested as to the making of objections and representations to the Minister in respect of such proposed order, together with directions as to the time, manner, and place in which such objections and representations may be made.
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(3) The expenses incurred by a harbour authority in the publication of a notice published by them in pursuance of this section shall be borne by such person as the Minister shall direct.
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(4) Whenever the Minister directs that the expenses incurred by a harbour authority in the publication of a notice published by them in pursuance of this section shall be borne by any person other than such harbour authority, such expenses shall be recoverable by such harbour authority from such person as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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(5) Every harbour authority which fails to comply with a direction given to them by the Minister under this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.
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(6) Whenever a harbour authority fails to publish any notice directed by the Minister to be published by them under this section or to comply with any other direction given to them by the Minister under this section, the Minister may, without prejudice to any other proceedings against such harbour authority, himself publish such notice or carry out and execute such direction and all expenses incurred by the Minister in so doing shall be borne by such harbour authority and such expenses shall be recoverable by the Minister from such harbour authority as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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