Act No. 47 of 1952
UNION WHARF |
An Act to
establish a private pier or wharf to be known as "Union Wharf". | 47 of 1952
18 of 1965 |
[Commencement 11th
August, 1952] |
WHEREAS the
Trustees of the Estate of the late Sir Harry Oakes, Bart., are the owners in
Fee Simple of the land known as "No. 1 Dock" situate on the
waterfront of the Port of Nassau to the East of and adjoining Union Street and
have obtained all necessary consents to reclaim a portion of the sea-bed to the
North of the present sea frontage of the Said Land owned by the Trustees
aforesaid. |
AND WHEREAS with a
view to the development of the land to be reclaimed the Said Trustees have
agreed with Arthur Vining Davis, Esquire, of the City of Pittsburgh in the
State of Pennsylvania, one of the United States of America, that the reclaimed
land, or a portion of portions thereof, shall be developed primarily as a
private commercial pier or wharf. |
AND WHEREAS because
of the congestion in the areas on the waterfront of the Port of Nassau now used
as piers, wharves, and abutments it is in the public interest that additional
pier and wharf facilities be made available. |
1. This Act
may be cited as the Union Wharf Act. | Short title. |
2. In this
Act, unless the context otherwise requires- | Interpretation. |
"Union Wharf"
means any pier, wharf or abutment with or without warehouses situate thereon on
any part or portion of the waterfront of the land owned by the Trustees of the
Estate of the late Sir Harry Oakes, Bart., situate on the waterfront of the
Port of Nassau to the East of and adjoining Union Street in the City of Nassau,
Island of New Providence, and any part or portion of any land reclaimed from
the sea-bed adjoining and to the North of the Said Land owned by the Trustees
aforesaid; |
"warehouse"
means any building situate on or appurtenant to Union Wharf and used for the
purpose of storing merchandise or cargo of any description either entering or
leaving the Port of Nassau; |
"cargo" means
any commodity, article or thing produced gathered, raised or manufactured
either within or without the Bahamas; |
"ton" means
two thousand pounds weight or forty cubic feet measurement; |
"vessel"
means every description of ship, vessel or boat (including aircraft) used in
navigation and however propelled. |
3. The
Owners shall have the right to build or cause to be built, constructed, or re-constructed,
a private pier, wharf or abutment with warehouses and other facilities
appurtenant thereto on any part or portion of the land now owned by the
Trustees of the Estate of the late Sir Harry Oakes, Bart., situate on the
waterfront of the Port of Nassau to the East of and adjoining Union Street in
the city of Nassau, Island of New Providence and also on any part or portion of
the land reclaimed from the sea-bed adjoining and to the North of the Said Land
owned by the Trustees aforesaid. | Right to construct private
pier or wharf. |
4. (1) Notwithstanding
any levies, charges, rates or dues for lighterage, pierage, wharfage or storage
in any Act contained concerning or applicable to piers, abutments, wharves, docks,
warehouses, vessels and outgoing and incoming cargo, vessels lying at Union
Wharf and all cargo either outgoing or incoming shipped from or landed on Union
Wharf shall be herein expressly exempted from all such levies, charges, rates
or dues for lighterage, pierage, wharfage, storage, or any other wharfage
facility contained in any Act. | Exemption from levies, charges,
rates, etc., contained in any other Act. |
(2) The Owners of
Union Wharf, their lessees, agents or assigns shall be entitled to impose such
charges and to receive such remuneration for their services and facilities in
such manner or on such terms as may be agreed upon between them and their
customers from time to time. | Owners right to charge for services and facilities. |