Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order:

• “the Act of 1847” means the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847^f1;

• “the Act of 1983” means the Parkeston Quay Act 1983^f2;

• “the Company” means Sealink Harbours Limited;

• “deposited plans and sections” means the plans and sections prepared in triplicate, signed by an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Transport and marked “Harwich Parkeston Quay Harbour Revision Order 1992”, of which two copies have been deposited at that Department and one copy has been deposited at the offices of the Company at Parkeston Quay, Harwich, Essex, CO12 4SR;

• “harbour authority” has the same meaning as in the Harbours Act 1964;

• “the harbour undertaking” means the undertaking of the Company authorised by the Harwich Parkeston Quay enactments;

• “the Harwich Parkeston Quay enactments” means the enactments specified in the Schedule to this Order and this Order;

• “level of high water” means the level of mean high-water springs;

• “limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plans;

• “the limits of jurisdiction for Parkeston Quay” means the area of jurisdiction exercised from time to time under the Harwich Parkeston Quay enactments;

• “the river” means the river Stour;

• “tidal work” means so much of any work authorised by this Order as is on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of high water;

• “works” means the works authorised by this Order or, as the case may require, any part thereof.

This Order shall be read as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each distance mentioned in article 3 (Power to construct works) of this Order.

Unless the context otherwise requires—