{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-port-of-plymouth-order-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-port-of-plymouth-order-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1261",
  "legislation_title": "The Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-port-of-plymouth-order-2020",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Power to create exclusion zones",
  "text": "(1) The Queen’s Harbour Master may direct that an exclusion zone is in effect on the waters of the dockyard port around a vessel for one or both of the following purposes—\n(a) to protect the vessel;\n(b) to ensure its safe passage.\n(2) Unless otherwise directed by the Queen’s Harbour Master, the exclusion zone around a vessel encompasses the waters in the dockyard port over 20 metres from the shore that are—\n(a) 250 metres ahead of the vessel; and\n(b) 100 metres abeam and astern of that vessel.\n(3) A direction under subparagraph (1) may be expressed as relating to vessels of a particular class, type or description.\n(4) The exclusion zone comes into effect as specified in the direction given by the Queen’s Harbour Master under subparagraph (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1261/schedule/2/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:23:09.221965+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."
}