{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chichester-harbour-revision-order-2025/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chichester-harbour-revision-order-2025/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/705",
  "legislation_title": "The Chichester Harbour Revision Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chichester-harbour-revision-order-2025",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Power to make general directions as to the use of the harbour, etc.",
  "text": "(1) The Conservancy may, in accordance with the requirements of article 4 (procedure for giving, amending or revoking general directions), give a general direction for all or any of the following purposes—\n(a) the ease, convenience or safety of navigation;\n(b) the safety of persons;\n(c) the protection of property, flora or fauna;\n(d) the ease, convenience or safety of harbour operations ashore,\nwithin the harbour.\n(2) A direction under this article may apply—\n(a) to all vessels or to a class of vessel;\n(b) to all vehicles or to a class of vehicle;\n(c) to persons designated in the direction;\n(d) to the whole of the harbour or to a part;\n(e) at all times or at certain times or at certain states of the tide,\nand every direction must specify the extent of its application in relation to those matters.\n(3) The Conservancy may amend or revoke a direction given under paragraph (1).\n(4) The Conservancy must keep and make available for inspection at the harbour office and on the harbour website a public register of all in force general directions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The public register of all in force general directions may be inspected during office hours at the harbour office located at Harbour Office, Itchenor, Chichester PO20 7AW."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "www.conservancy.co.uk."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/705/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:14:47.315437+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."
}