The Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Ardveenish) Harbour Revision Order 2000

PART VFACILITIES AND SERVICES, ETC.

Handling of fish, cargo, etc.

45.  The Comhairle may make arrangements for the handling, sale, storage, processing and trans-shipment of fish or fish products and other goods or cargo passing through the harbour.

Power to provide and operate fish markets

46.—(1) The Comhairle may in relation to the harbour provide, operate and maintain a market for the sale of fish with all such appliances and fittings as they deem necessary and suitable for the purposes thereof, and may–

(a)divide or allocate any parts thereof into stalls or other defined or limited places;

(b)in connection with such market provide and operate such services and facilities as may be requisite or expedient;

(c)fix and regulate the hours during which the market or any part thereof shall be open; and

(d)recover such reasonable charges as they think fit for the use of the market and for such services and facilities.

(2) The Comhairle may, for such consideration and upon such terms and conditions, subject to such restrictions and for such periods as they think fit, sell, feu, lease, excamb or otherwise dispose of the whole or any part of the lands forming a fish market or part thereof and may enter into and carry into effect agreements with respect to any offices, stalls and ancillary buildings in connection therewith.

Power to provide warehouses and other facilities

47.  The Comhairle may provide warehouses, workshops, slipways and services for marine repairs and ancillary works or contract with others for the provision of such facilities or services.

Power to provide parking places

48.  The Comhairle may provide facilities (including shelters) within the harbour for the parking of vehicles and for that purpose may erect barricades or fencing with related offices, waiting rooms and other conveniences and may make reasonable charges for the use of such facilities.

Power to hire out plant

49.  The Comhairle may let upon hire (with or without the services of their employees) on such terms and conditions as they think fit any vessel, plant, equipment or other property belonging to them and forming part of the harbour undertaking.

Provision of vessels

50.  The Comhairle may construct, purchase, contract for hire, and may maintain and use, vessels required by them for carrying out their functions under this Order, including dredging, and may sell or dispose of any such vessels belonging to them.