{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/milford-haven-port-authority-act-2002/section-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/milford-haven-port-authority-act-2002/section-17.json",
  "legislation": "ukla/2002/5",
  "legislation_title": "Milford Haven Port Authority Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/milford-haven-port-authority-act-2002",
  "path": "section/17",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Special directions to vessels",
  "text": "(1) In addition to the directions which he may give under section 52 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847 (c. 27) the harbourmaster may give a direction (“a special direction”) under this section—\n(a) requiring any vessel anywhere within the haven or the approaches to it to comply with a requirement made in or under a general direction;\n(b) prohibiting the mooring of vessels in any particular part or parts of the haven;\n(c) regulating or requiring the movement, mooring or unmooring of a vessel, regulating the manner in which a vessel takes in or discharges cargo, fuel, water or ship’s stores otherwise than at a dock or pier.\n(2) A special direction may be given in any manner considered by the harbourmaster to be appropriate.\n(3) The harbourmaster may revoke or amend a special direction.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2002/5/section/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:45:22.612809+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."
}