{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/argyll-and-bute-council-oban-harbour-revision-order-2026/article-21",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2026/287",
  "legislation_title": "The Argyll and Bute Council (Oban) Harbour Revision Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/argyll-and-bute-council-oban-harbour-revision-order-2026",
  "path": "article/21",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "General directions to vessels",
  "text": "(1) The Council may, after consultation with the Royal Yachting Association Scotland, the UK Chamber of Shipping, CMAL, the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and such other persons as the Council considers are representative of users of the harbour and in order to promote or secure conditions conducive to the ease, convenience or safety of navigation or the safety of persons, give directions for any of the following purposes—\n(a) designating areas, routes or fairways in the harbour which vessels are to use, or refrain from using for movement, mooring or anchorage;\n(b) securing that vessels move only at certain times or during certain periods;\n(c) securing that vessels make use of descriptions of aids to navigation specified in the direction;\n(d) prohibiting entry into or navigation within any of the main fairways during any temporary obstruction thereof;\n(e) requiring the master of a vessel entering, leaving or intending to enter or leave the harbour to state the length overall and draught maximum of their vessel;\n(f) prohibiting entry into or movement in the harbour by vessels at times of poor visibility due to the weather or to the presence of dust or smoke provided that no such direction shall prevent the entry into the harbour or the approaches of any vessel seeking refuge from stress of weather or other emergency;\n(g) regulating the navigation, berthing, mooring and speed of vessels within the harbour;\n(h) regulating the navigation, berthing, mooring, speed and movement of vessels within the harbour engaged in regattas and other public events in the harbour;\n(i) specifying the precautions to be taken in respect of apparatus, machinery and equipment;\n(j) prohibiting or restricting use of fires or lights;\n(k) regulating the admission to, and the movement within, and the departure of vessels from, the harbour, or the removal of vessels, and for the good order and government of vessels whilst within the harbour;\n(l) regulating the use of ferries within the harbour;\n(m) regulating the use within the harbour of yachts, sailing boats, sailboards, rowing boats, rowing punts, pleasure craft, personal watercraft, tugs and other small craft;\n(n) regulating the launching of vessels within the harbour; and\n(o) making the carrying out of specified harbour operations, or the conduct of persons in the harbour, subject to the approval (with or without conditions), control or direction of the harbour master, and authorising the harbour master to take such action as may be reasonably required in default of compliance with any such condition, control or direction.\n(2) A general direction under this article may apply—\n(a) to all vessels or to a class of vessels designated, or for which the designation is provided for, in the direction;\n(b) to the whole of the harbour or to a part designated, or for which the designation is provided for, in the direction; or\n(c) at all times or at times designated, or for which the designation is provided for, in the direction,\nand every direction under this article shall specify the extent of its application in relation to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).\n(3) The Council may after consultation with the Royal Yachting Association Scotland, the UK Chamber of Shipping, CMAL, the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and such other persons as the Council considers are representative of users of the harbour revoke or amend any general direction.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/287/article/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:32:48.863558+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}