{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/argyll-and-bute-council-oban-harbour-revision-order-2026/article-23",
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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/23",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Special directions to vessels",
  "text": "(1) The harbour master may give a special direction under this article—\n(a) requiring a vessel anywhere within the harbour to comply with a requirement made in or under a general direction;\n(b) regulating the time at which, the manner in which and speed at which a vessel shall enter into, go out of, move within or lie in or at the harbour;\n(c) for securing that a vessel move only at certain times or during certain periods;\n(d) prohibiting the mooring of a vessel in any particular part or parts of the harbour;\n(e) regulating or requiring the movement, mooring or unmooring of a vessel;\n(f) regulating the manner in which a vessel takes in or discharges (from ship to shore or shore to ship or ship to ship) passengers, cargo, fuel, water, ship’s stores or ballast in the harbour; and\n(g) requiring the removal from any part of the harbour of a vessel if—\n(h) it is on fire;\n(i) it is in such condition as to be liable to become immobilised or waterlogged, or to sink, or to constitute a danger to life (including wildlife) or property;\n(j) it is making an unlawful use of the harbour or interfering with the reasonable use or enjoyment of the harbour by other vessels or persons; or\n(k) its removal is necessary to enable maintenance or repair work to be carried out at harbour premises or to premises adjacent thereto.\n(2) A special direction may be given in any manner considered by the harbour master to be appropriate.\n(3) The harbour master may revoke or amend a special 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/23",
    "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."
}