#2026/205Ardrossan Harbour Transfer of Undertaking Order 2026
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This order transfers the Ardrossan harbour undertaking from Ardrossan Harbour Company Limited to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited. It is aimed at keeping the harbour managed, maintained, and improved in a more efficient and economical way. The practical impact is mainly for the harbour operator, ferry and sea transport users, port service providers, and public bodies involved in Scottish maritime infrastructure. Businesses using Ardrossan Harbour should expect the responsible harbour authority and related statutory functions to move to CMAL from the order’s start date.
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Key Changes
- Transfers the Ardrossan harbour undertaking to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
- Moves responsibility for harbour management, maintenance, and improvement to the new harbour authority
- Updates the legal framework for Ardrossan Harbour by linking the transfer to earlier Ardrossan harbour Acts and Orders
Obligations
What this law requires
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited must assume responsibility as the harbour authority for the Ardrossan harbour undertaking and exercise the transferred statutory harbour functions from the Order’s commencement.
Ardrossan Harbour Company Limited must cease acting as the harbour authority for the Ardrossan harbour undertaking once the transfer to Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited takes effect.
Entities using or providing services at Ardrossan Harbour must treat Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited as the responsible harbour authority for relevant statutory harbour functions after commencement.