# The Maryport Harbour Revision Order 2007, Article 28: General directions to vessels


(1) The Authority may, after consultation with the Chamber of Shipping and the Royal Yachting Association (except in cases of emergency), give directions for the purpose of promoting or securing conditions conducive to the ease, convenience or safety of navigation and the safety of persons and property in the harbour, including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for any of the following purposes—
(a) for designating areas, routes, fairways or channels in the harbour and the approaches thereto which vessels are to use, or refrain from using, for movement, mooring or anchorage;
(b) for securing that vessels move only at certain times or during certain periods;
(c) for securing that vessels make use of types of aids to navigation specified in the direction;
(d) for prohibiting entry into the harbour by a vessel which for any reason would be or be likely to become a danger to other vessels in the harbour, or to persons, property, flora or fauna in the harbour or within the harbour land;
(e) for requiring the master of a vessel to give to the harbourmaster information relating to the vessel reasonably required by the harbourmaster for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) Directions given under this article may apply—
(a) to all vessels or to a class of vessels designated in the direction; or
(b) to the whole of the harbour, or to a part designated in the direction; or
(c) at all times or at times designated in the direction,
and every direction given under this article shall specify the extent of its application in relation to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
(3) The Authority may, after consultation with the Chamber of Shipping and the Royal Yachting Association (which shall not be required in cases of emergency), revoke or amend directions given under this article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3463/article/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/maryport-harbour-revision-order-2007/article-28
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