Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006
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PART 4 Amendment of Gas Act 1976 | ||
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Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1976. |
15.— Section 2 of the Gas Act 1976 is amended by substituting the following definitions for “foreshore”, “harbour authority” and “local authority”, respectively: | |
“ foreshore” means the bed and shore, below the line of high water of ordinary or medium tides, of the sea and of every tidal river and tidal estuary and of every channel, creek and bay of the sea or of any such river or estuary and the outer limit of the foreshore shall be determined in accordance with section 1A (inserted by section 60 of the Maritime Safety Act 2005 ) of the Foreshore Act 1933 ; | ||
“harbour authority” means— | ||
(a) in the case of a harbour to which the Harbours Act 1996 applies, the harbour company concerned, | ||
(b) in the case of a harbour to which the Harbours Acts 1946 to 1976 apply, the harbour authority concerned, | ||
(c) in the case of a fishery harbour centre to which the Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968 applies or any other harbour under the control or management of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, that Minister, | ||
(d) in the case of a harbour under the control or management of a local authority, the local authority concerned, | ||
(e) in the case of a harbour under the control or management of Iarnród Éireann – Irish Rail, that company, | ||
(f) in the case of any other harbour, the owner; | ||
“local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Local Government Act 2001 ;. |