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The Harbour Directions (Designation of Harbour Authorities) Order 2015

S.I. 2015/573 · Made 5 March 2015 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries

Made 5th March 2015

Laid before Parliament 9th March 2015

Coming into force 6th April 2015

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40A(4)(b) of the Harbours Act 1964f1, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1964 c.40. Section 40A was inserted by the Marine Navigation Act 2013 c.23, section 5(1).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Designation
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule
  5. 1Paragraph 1
  6. 2Paragraph 2
  7. 3Paragraph 3
  8. 4Paragraph 4
  9. 5Paragraph 5
  10. 6Paragraph 6
  11. 7Paragraph 7
  12. 8Paragraph 8
  13. 9Paragraph 9
  14. 10Paragraph 10
  15. 11Paragraph 11
  16. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Harbour Directions (Designation of Harbour Authorities) Order 2015.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 6th April 2015.

2DesignationI1

The harbour authority for each harbour described in the Schedule is a designated harbour authority for the purpose of harbour directions.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

John Hayes

Minister of State

Department for Transport

5th March 2015

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Cattewater Harbour, being the harbour within the limits described in section 17 (limits of harbour) of the Cattewater Harbour Order 1915f1.

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Chichester Harbour, being the area described in section 82 (limits of harbour) of the Chichester Harbour Conservancy Act 1971f1 as lying within the outer edge of the line coloured red on the signed plan as defined in section 3(1) of that Act.

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Crouch Harbour, being the area described in section 63 (limits of harbour) of the Crouch Harbour Act 1974f1.

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Dart Harbour, being the harbour the limits of which are described in section 38 (limits of jurisdiction) of the Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority Act 1975f1.

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Falmouth Docks, being the area within the limits described in, and subject to the proviso in, section 24 (limits) of the Falmouth Docks Act 1959f1.

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Falmouth Harbour, being the harbour as defined in section 4 (interpretation) of the Falmouth Harbour Act 1958f1 and by reference to the limits in section 5 (limits) of that Act.

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Fowey Harbour, being the area within the limits described in section 22 (limits of order) of the Fowey Harbour Order 1937 and mentioned in section 3 (interpretation) of that Order, which was scheduled to and confirmed by the Pier and Harbour Order (Fowey) Confirmation Act 1937f1.

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Heysham Harbour, being the area within the limits described in section 46 (limits of harbour) of the North-western Railway Act 1852f1.

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Mostyn Docks Harbour, being the area described in article 4 (limits of jurisdiction) of the Mostyn Docks Harbour Empowerment Order 1988 and extended by the addition of the area described in articles 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(b) (extension of area of jurisdiction) of the Mostyn Docks Harbour Revision Order 2016.

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Salcombe Harbour, being the area described in section 11 (limits of the harbour) of the Salcombe Harbour Order 1954 and mentioned in section 3 (interpretation) of that Order, which was scheduled to and confirmed by the Pier and Harbour Order (Salcombe) Confirmation Act 1954 f1.

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The Harbour of Sutton Pool in the port of Plymouth, being the harbour defined in section 4 (interpretation of act) of the Sutton Harbour Act 1847f1.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the harbour authorities for the harbours described in the Schedule as authorities which may give harbour directions in respect of ships in accordance with sections 40A to 40D of the Harbours Act 1964.

In this Order, those harbours are Cattewater Harbour, Crouch Harbour, Dart Harbour, Famouth Docks, Falmouth Harbour, Fowey harbour, Heysham Harbour, Mostyn Docks Harbour, Salcombe Harbour and the harbour of Sutton Pool in the port of Plymouth.

The harbour directions which may be given by designated harbour authorities for the regulation of ships within their harbours relate to their movement, mooring, equipment and manning.

A full impact assessment of the effect this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is published with the Explanatory Memorandum alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk .