# The London Port Health Authority Order 2024, Article 2: Extent of the London port health district


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the parts of the relevant riparian authorities described for the purposes of section 7(1)(b) of the Act (port health district and authority for Port of London) are—
(a) so much of the river Crouch as falls within the area of Rochford District Council;
(b) the Swale, at the mean high-water mark, from where it gives into the river Medway to a line drawn from latitude 51°22’40” north - longitude 0°45’51” east to latitude 51°22’42” east - longitude 0°46’19” east;
(c) the river Medway, at the mean high-water mark, except not upstream beyond a line drawn from Stangate Creek (latitude 0°41’52” east - longitude 51°25’11” north), then north-west to Coalmouth Creek (latitude 0°40’32” east - longitude 51°26’0” north);
(d) a wharf, dock, jetty or similar structure, abutting or projecting into the Port of London or the areas referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c), including any structure or building on an area within the gates of any such wharf, dock, jetty or similar structure;
(e) a security restricted area designated under section 11A of the Aviation Security Act 1982 within the Port of London or the areas referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c); and
(f) as far as the tide flows, all rivers, canals, bays, creeks, streams, channels, waters, and watercourses, giving onto the Port of London and the areas specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c).
(2) The area described in paragraph (1) for the purposes of section 7(1)(b) of the Act does not include—
(a) the river Crouch from the limits of Rochford District Council to the northern bank;
(b) the Swale beyond the line described in sub-paragraph (b); and
(c) the river Medway upstream beyond the line described in sub-paragraph (c).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1161/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/london-port-health-authority-order-2024/article-2
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