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Article 3 The harbour limits

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(1)

The limits of the harbour within which the Commissioners exercise jurisdiction as a harbour authority and the powers of the Harbour Master are exercisable are–

(a)

from navigation mark ‘Jack in the Basket’ at 50 degrees 44.277’N 01 degrees 30.577’W; thence following an imaginary straight line in a north westerly direction to the Lymington and Pennington sea wall at 50 degrees 44.673’N 01 degrees 31.562’W; thence following the level of high water upstream along the western bank of the river to the ‘Toll Bridge’ at 50 degrees 45.758’N 01 degrees 32.257’W; thence following the level of high water along the ‘Toll Bridge’ to the eastern bank of the river at 50 degrees 45.835’N 01 degrees 32.1065’W; thence following the level of high water downstream along the eastern bank of the river to ‘Nash Point’ at 50 degrees 45.195’N 01 degrees 30.816’W; thence following an imaginary straight line to a position south east of the ‘Starting Platform’ at 50 degrees 44.359’N 01 degrees 30.313’W; thence following an imaginary straight line in a south westerly direction to ‘Jack in the Basket’ at 50 degrees 44.277’N 01 degrees 30.577’W, (all coordinates in degrees, minutes and decimals of minutes and based on WGS84 datum) and–

(b)

those parts of the harbour premises not within that area.

(2)

Paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 21 (Limits of the harbour) of the 1951 Order are revoked and in the definition of “the Harbour” in section 3 of that Order for the words “section 21 (Limits of the harbour) of this Order” there are substituted the words “article 3 (The harbour limits) of the Lymington Harbour Revision Order 2014”.

(3)

For the purposes of the Lymington Harbour Orders 1951 to 2014 the limits of the harbour are shown edged in blue on the harbour map and in the event of a discrepancy between the description of the limits of the harbour referred to in paragraph (1) and the limits shown on the harbour map the description of the limits shall prevail over the harbour map.

(4)

In this article—

  • “the harbour map” means the map of the harbour prepared in triplicate, signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Management Organisation and marked “Lymington Harbour Revision Order 2014”, of which two copies have been deposited at the offices of the Marine Management Organisation and one copy has been deposited at the principal office of the Commissioners;

  • “the harbour premises” means the quays, piers, landing places and all other works, lands and buildings for the time being vested in, or occupied or administered by, the Commissioners as part of the harbour;

  • “the level of high water” means the level of mean high-water spring tides; and

  • “WGS84” means the World Geodetic System, revised in 1984 and further revised in 2004.