Cardiff Harbour Authority

Cardiff Harbour Authority
Awdurdod Harbwr Caerdydd
The official logo of Cardiff Harbour Authority

Aerial view of Cardiff Bay
Authority overview
Formed1 April 2000 (2000-04-01)
Preceding Authority
JurisdictionInland waters and outer harbour of Cardiff Bay
HeadquartersQueen Alexandra House, Cargo Road, Cardiff
51°27′11″N 3°09′40″W / 51.453181°N 3.161161°W / 51.453181; -3.161161
Annual budget£7.5m[1]
Key document
  • Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993
Websitecardiffharbour.com

Cardiff Harbour Authority (CHA) is the managing authority for Cardiff Bay under the Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993, and was established on 1 April 2000. It took over responsibility from Cardiff Bay Development Corporation and is responsible for the inland bay, Cardiff Bay Barrage, the outer harbour and the rivers Taff and Ely. The harbour authority is part of the City of Cardiff Council and is the statutory navigation authority for Cardiff Bay.

The authority is funded by the Welsh Government.[2]

  1. ^ "Budget cuts to Cardiff Bay events mean loss of WOW on Waterfront festival". The Guardian. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Cardiff Harbour Authority - Who are we?". Cardiff Harbour Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008.