CO129-608-7 Future policy- Report on Port Administration by Sir David Owen 24-2-1941 - 24-2-1941 — Page 417

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day shall be deemed to be contracts, agreements and under-

takings entered into with and securities given to or by

the Port Trust or such person on behalf of the Port Trust.

(f) The Port Trust may pursue the same remedies for the

recovery of any such rates, dues, fees, charges, moneys,

and claims, and for the prosecution of any such suits,

actions and proceedings as the Crown, the Financial

Secretary, the Harbour Master or any person on behalf of

the Crown, the Financial Secretary or Harbour Master might

have done if this Ordinance had not been enacted.

(g) The Port Trust may enforce and realise any security.or

charge existing immediately before the appointed day in

favour of the Crown, the Financial Secretary or the

Harbour Master, or any person on behalf of the Crown, the

Financial Secretary or such Harbour Master, in respect of

any such rates, dues, fees, charges, moneys and claims

as if such security or charge were existing in favour of

the Port Trust.

(h) All debts due and all moneys payable by, and all claims,

liquidated or unliquidated, recoverable against the Crown,

the Financial Secretary or the Harbour Master or any person

on behalf of the Crown, the Financial Secretary or Harbour

Master under or by virtue of any of the said Ordinances

shall be debts due and moneys payable by and claims

recoverable against the Port Trust.

In respect of such powers duties and obligations the coming into

effect of which is deferred to an appointed day later than the

commencement of this Ordinance, nothing in section 28 shall affect

arrangements made with the consent of the Governor in Council,

whereby the Port Trust assumes such powers, duties and obligations,

or any of them, prior to the appointed day, as an agent of the Crown

on such terms as the Governor in Council may determine.

(1) The Port Trust shall annually, as soon as possible after the

first day of January, submit in such form as the Governor may direct

a general administration report of the affairs of the Port Trust.

(2) The Port Trust shall also submit to the Governor such other

special reports as the Governor may demand.

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