# Medway Ports Authority Act 1973, Section 21: Special directions to vessels in the port and the Medway approach area


(1) A direction under this section may be given for any of the purposes set out in subsection (2) of this section by the harbour master to a vessel anywhere in the port or the Medway approach area and to a vessel prior to its entering the port from a dock.
(2) A direction under this section may be given for any of the following purposes:—
(a) requiring a vessel to comply with a requirement made in or under a general direction;
(b) regulating or requiring for the ease, convenience or safety of navigation the movement, mooring or unmooring of a vessel;
(c) regulating for the safety of navigation the manner in which a vessel takes in or discharges cargo, fuel, water or ship's stores.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/1973/21/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/medway-ports-authority-act-1973/section-21
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