Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order empowers the Chichester Harbour Conservancy (“the Conservancy”) as harbour authority for Chichester Harbour to extend the limits of the harbour to include the harbour premises (article 11). Illustrative plans (defined in article 11) showing the harbour limits (including the harbour premises) may be inspected during office hours at the harbour office of the Conservancy at the Harbour Office, Itchenor, Chichester PO20 7AW and on the harbour website (www.conservancy.co.uk).
The powers of general direction are extended to include the regulation of vehicles in the harbour and provision is made for a register of all in force general directions which may be inspected during office hours at the harbour office of the Conservancy (article 3) and on the harbour website.
This Order creates an offence of failing to comply with special directions or general directions, the penalty for which is a fine on summary conviction not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (article 7).
The Order amends the definition of vessel contained in subsection (1) of section 3 (interpretation) of the Chichester Harbour Act 1971 (c. lxx) to modernise the definition of vessel contained within it so that it applies to all vessels. It also amends the charging power in section 71 (power to make certain charges) of the Chichester Harbour Act 1971 and removes a reference to ‘navigated’ in section 72 (harbour charges leviable in certain adjoining waters) of the Chichester Harbour Act 1971 (article 12).
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as there is no, or no significant, impact predicted on businesses, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.
An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on the UK legislation website, www.legislation.gov.uk.