Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 107823

Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act

Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 30 January 2026

Question

Carla Denyer

Green PartyBristol Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to (a) review and (b) update the Harbour, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847.

Answer

Keir Mather
At present there are no plans to review or update the Harbour, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847. Whilst the Department for Transport continues to ensure that the UK’s maritime legislation is fit for purpose, there has been no pressing need identified to w...

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