5-835: The Imperial Lighthouse Service was the official general lighthouse authority for the British Empire . This was with the exception of England and Wales , the Channel Islands , Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands (all dealt with by Trinity House ); Scotland and the Isle of Man (dealt with by the Northern Lighthouse Board ); and Ireland (dealt with by the Commissioners of Irish Lights ). The Imperial Lighthouse Service came under
10-559: A locality as part of its facilities. These local authorities subscribe to the general lighthouse authority's policy on the correct maintenance and provision of such equipment. Funding for the three GLAs is primarily collected through light dues , which are pooled in the General Lighthouse Fund and dispersed to the three authorities. The Irish Government also makes a contribution to the GLF. The powers of Trinity House and
15-563: The British Empire (1497–1997) is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . General lighthouse authority A general lighthouse authority ( GLA ) is one of three agencies primarily responsible for aids to navigation in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland . They are divided into regions as follows: A local lighthouse authority ( LLA ) is a port, harbour, or other party providing navigational aids in
20-747: The Northern Lighthouse Board are currently established in the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 . These include the inspection of aids to navigation provided by local lighthouse authorities, and the levying of light dues on vessels to fund their work. The Dublin Port Act 1867 ( 30 & 31 Vict. c. lxxxi) established the Commissioners of Irish Lights, as successor to the Irish Lights Department of
25-621: The control of the Board of Trade and was responsible for the provision and maintenance of navigational aids such as lighthouses , lightvessels , and buoys in all colonies of the British Empire . With the end of the British Empire most of these lighthouses were taken over by the newly independent countries and the Imperial Lighthouse Service stopped its operations by the late 1970s. This article related to
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