NEATH HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS v. SHELL-MEX, LTD.

(1932) 42 Ll L Rep 227

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice Scrutton, Lord Justice Lawrence and Lord Justice Greer.

Harbours - Dock dues - Right of Neath Harbour Commissioners to levy dock dues upon cargo landed at Briton Ferry Dock - Jurisdiction of harbour commissioners - Dock dues also levied by dock company - Dock constructed so as to communicate directly with the River Neath within the admitted limits of the harbour-Neath Harbour Acts, 1843, 1874 and 1924 - Briton Ferry Dock &amp Railway Act, 1851 - Whether statutes established a separate jurisdiction over the dock - Rate to be charged under 1924 Act - Whether motor spirit a mineral oil or a fuel oil