{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/milford-haven-port-authority-act-2002/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/milford-haven-port-authority-act-2002/section-2.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/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires—\n“the Act of 1983” means the Milford Haven Conservancy Act 1983;\n“appointing body” means either of the persons (namely the Authority and the Secretary of State) by whom members are, or are to be, appointed in accordance with section 4 (Constitution of Authority) of this Act;\n“the Authority” means the Milford Haven Port Authority;\n“the Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Authority, appointed under paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to the Act of 1983 and renamed under section 13 (Chief Executive of Authority) of this Act;\n“the existing members” means the members of the Authority before the new constitution date;\n“the harbourmaster” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 (Interpretation, etc.) of the Act of 1983;\n“the haven” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 (The haven) of the Act of 1983;\n“member” means a member of the Authority, and includes the chairman of the Authority;\n“the new constitution date” means 1st April 2003;\n“vessel” has the meaning given by subsection (1) of section 2 (Interpretation, etc.) of the Act of 1983.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2002/5/section/2",
    "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."
}