# The Chichester Harbour Revision Order 2025, Article 11: Extension of the harbour limits to include the harbour premises


(1) The 1971 Act is amended as follows—
(a) in section 3 (interpretation) in subsection (1)—
(i) in the appropriate places insert the following definitions—
““the harbour limits” means the limits of the harbour as specified in section 82 (limits of harbour) of this Act;”;
““the harbour premises” means land adjacent to the wet harbour area vested in, or occupied or administered (for the time being) by the Conservancy as part of the undertaking and occupied wholly or mainly for the purposes of activities there carried on, which may include docks, quays, piers, wharves, berths, locks, breakwaters, landing places, yards, roads, sheds, car parks, other buildings and all other works and conveniences, land and premises;”;
““wet harbour area” means those parts of the area described in section 82(a) (limits of harbour) of this Act which are covered by water at the level of mean low-water springs;”;
(ii) for the definition of “the harbour” substitute—
““the harbour” means Chichester Harbour being the area described in the harbour limits;”.
(b) for section 82 (limits of harbour), substitute—
“82. The limits within which the Conservancy exercises jurisdiction as harbour authority comprise—
(a) the area lying within the outer edge of the line coloured red on the signed plan; and
(b) the extent of the harbour premises not within the area described in subsection (a).”.
(2) The Conservancy must keep and make available for inspection at the harbour office and on the harbour website, the signed plan referred to in section 82 of the 1971 Act (limits of harbour) and additional illustrative plans.
(3) The Conservancy must update the illustrative plans to reflect any alterations to the extent of the harbour premises within the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the alterations are made.
(4) In this article “illustrative plans” means plans showing, for illustrative purposes only, the harbour premises.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/705/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/chichester-harbour-revision-order-2025/article-11
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