Modification of A.B. Ports legislation

8.  On and from the transfer date—

(a)section 57 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949(1) and section 26 of the British Transport Commission Act 1961(2) shall apply to any port premises as defined in section 3 of the Ipswich Dock Act 1971(3) as they apply to harbour premises referred to in those provisions;

(b)if and to the extent that it would not otherwise so apply, section 54 of the British Transport Docks Act 1964(4) shall apply to any byelaws made by A.B. Ports under section 78 of the Ipswich Dock Act 1971 as it applies to bye-laws made by A.B. Ports in relation to any other harbour;

(c)section 51 of the British Transport Docks Act 1964 shall not apply in relation to the port of Ipswich; and

(d)section 9(1) of the Transport Act 1981(5) shall not apply to the port of Ipswich and in their application to the port of Ipswich sections 8 and 9 of and Schedule 3 to the Transport Act 1981 shall have effect subject to sections 34 and 35 of the Ipswich Dock Act 1971.