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belongs to the Crown, the Financial Secretary or the

Harbour Master under or by virtue of any of the

Ordinances amended by this Ordinance shall vest in and

belong to the Port Trust.

(b) All leases granted by the Financial Secretary under any of

the said Ordinances, and all licenses issued by the Harbour

Master under any such Ordinance, shall be deemed to be

leases and licences granted and issued by the Port Trust,

and the Port Trust shall have in respect of each such

lease or license the same rights and remedies and the same

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liabilities and obligations as if the lease or license had

been granted or issued by the Port Trust after the appointed

day.

All rates, dues, fees, charges, moneys, liquidated and

unliqidated claims, which immediately before the appointed

day are payable to or recoverable by the Crown, the

Financial Secretary, the Harbour Master or any person on

behalf of the Crown or the Financial Secretary under or by

virtue of any of the said Ordinances or any rules,

regulations, or by-laws made under any such Ordinance shall

respectively be rates, dues, fees, charges, moneys,

liquidated and unliquidated claims payable to or recover-

able by or on behalf of the Port Trust.

(d) All suits, actions and proceedings pending immediately

before the appointed day at the suit of or on behalf of the

Crown, the Financial Secretary or the Harbour Master, under

or by virtue of any of the Ordinances, or any rules,

regulations or by-laws made under any such Ordinance,

shall respectively be suits, actions and proceedings pend-

ing at the suit of or on behalf of the Port Trust. (e) All contracts, agreements, and undertakings entered into

with and all securities lawfully given to or by the Crown, the Financial Secretary the Harbour Master, or any person on behalf of the Crown, the Financial Secretary, or the

Harbour Master under or by virtue of any of the Ordinances

or any rules, regulations or by-laws made under any such

Ordinance and in force immediately before the appointed

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