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Paragraph 19 Restrictions on placing moorings

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(1)

A person must not lay moorings in the dockyard port without permission unless—

(a)

the moorings are laid in an area of moorings operated by a person with a licence to do so under paragraph 18; and

(b)

the person with the licence consents to the mooring being laid in that area.

(2)

The Queen’s Harbour Master may direct a person—

(a)

to place or move moorings in the dockyard port in or to a position in the dockyard port specified in the direction; or

(b)

to remove moorings from the dockyard port.

(3)

Subparagraphs (1) to (2) do not apply to any area within the dockyard port that falls within the limits of a local harbour authority.

(4)

A local harbour authority must inform the Queen’s Harbour Master of any proposals to alter the mooring arrangements in those areas within its jurisdiction.

(5)

In this paragraph a reference to moorings is to moorings for any vessels, hulks, rafts, pontoons, bathing stages, racing marks, houseboats, timber or any floating structure.