Written question asked by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 13 September 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 September 2010. It was answered by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 September 2010 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dee Harbour Revision Order

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date the Dee Harbour Revision Order was first submitted to his Department for approval.

Answer: This application was first submitted to the Department for Transport on 20 January 2005.The Environment Agency applied for a harbour revision order in January 2005 the effect of which would be to confer powers on the agency to facilitate the implementation of the Port Marine Safety Code, modernise the agency's conservancy functions and enable ship dues to be collected.This followed an application from the Mostyn Docks Limited in April 2003 for a harbour revision order for Mostyn Dock, which abuts into the Dee estuary, the effect of which would be to confer powers on that company to facilitate the implementation of the Port Marine Safety Code and to extend the powers of the company in respect of aids to navigation, wreck removal, pilotage functions and harbour jurisdiction over an area of the estuary.

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