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Protection of ports.
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61.—(1) In this section the expression “interested person” includes the Minister, the Minister for Agriculture, the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, a harbour authority, the corporation of a county or other borough or the council of any county or urban district.
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(2) The Board shall not by rates or fares charged, whether through or local, or by facilities provided for it or otherwise, place any one port in the State at an undue disadvantage as compared with any other port in the State to, from or through which traffic is or may be carried.
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(3) The Board shall, if required by any interested person use all proper endeavours to provide a reasonable system of through booking with through rates, fares and facilities by all reasonable routes.
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(4) No rebates, commissions or agency or other allowances shall be given by the Board to traders at or using any port in the State which are not given by the Board in similar circumstances to traders at or using any other port in the State.
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(5) If any dispute arises under this section or in relation to any matter or thing thereunder or as to whether the Board is fulfilling its obligations thereunder or taking all reasonable steps for that purpose, the dispute may, at the instance of the Board or the interested person concerned be referred to the High Court and thereupon the High Court shall determine the dispute.
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