{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/littlehampton-harbour-revision-order-2015/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/littlehampton-harbour-revision-order-2015/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1387",
  "legislation_title": "The Littlehampton Harbour Revision Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/littlehampton-harbour-revision-order-2015",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Boarding of vessels",
  "text": "A duly authorised officer of the Board may, on producing written authority signed by the harbour master, enter and inspect a vessel in the harbour—\n(a) for the purpose (including its enforcement) of—\n(i) an enactment relating to the Board;\n(ii) a byelaw of the Board;\n(iii) a general direction; or\n(iv) a special direction; or\n(b) to prevent or extinguish fire,\nbut, except in an emergency, no entry of a vessel may take place without prior notice having been given to the owner or the person appearing to have charge of the vessel at least 48 hours before entry; and the notice must include a copy of this article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1387/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:34:58.736669+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."
}