183Savings for existing local authorities

183 Savings for existing local authorities (1) Any lands or waters that were immediately before the date of commencement of section 11 of the **Port Services (Port Management Reform) Act 2003** declared to be a designated port under section 111 of the **Marine Act 1988** are to be deemed to be the lands and waters of a local port for the purposes of this Act. (2) Nothing in the **Port Services (Port Management Reform) Act 2003** affects the appointment or constitution of a person or body that was a local authority for lands and waters that were declared to be a designated port under section 111 of the **Marine Act 1988** immediately before the date of commencement of section 11 of the **Port Services (Port Management Reform) Act 2003** and that person or body is deemed to be the port manager of those lands and waters as a local port under this Act. (3) Any delegation made or charge fixed under Part 10 of the **Marine Act 1988** by a person or body referred to in subsection (2), immediately before the date of commencement of section 11 of the **Port Services (Port Management Reform) Act 2003**, is deemed to be a delegation made or a charge fixed (as the case requires) under the corresponding provisions of Part 2A of this Act. New s. 184 inserted by No. 9/2004 s. 30.