| Short Title: | Ports Act 1991 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to provide for the transfer to companies of certain statutory port undertakings and for the disposal of securities of the companies; to provide for a levy on initial disposals of securities of any company receiving such a transfer or of rights to require the issue of such securities; to provide for a levy in respect of gains accruing to such a company on disposals of certain land or certain interests in land; to provide for the transfer of certain property, rights, liabilities and functions of the Port of London Authority to a company formed by that Authority and for the disposal of securities of the company; to amend the law with respect to lighthouses, buoys and beacons and the authorities responsible for them; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Citation: | 1991 c. 52 |
| Royal Assent: | 25 July 1991 |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Ports Act 1991 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to enable the privatization of trust ports in the United Kingdom.[1]