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Article 3 The Harbour Limits

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(1)

The limits of the harbour within which the Council exercise jurisdiction as a harbour authority and the powers of the Harbour Master may be exercised are—

(a)

The limits of the area within a line drawn from a parish boundary marker at 50° 44’ 01” N 01° 16’ 52” W (1) by the north side of a public house called “The Folly”, on the eastern bank of the river Medina, from there on a bearing of 272°, to the western bank of that river to a position at 50° 44’ 02” N 01° 17’ 07” W (2). From that position along the line of the mean high water mark up the western bank of the river Medina to a position at 50° 42’ 07” N 01° 17’ 32” W (3). At the north end of the weir, then running across the weir and the tributaries of the river Medina called Lukely Brook to a position at 50° 42’ 06” N 01° 17’ 32” W (4) at the south end of the weir. From that position along the line of the high water mark up the southern bank of the river Medina to 50° 41’ 58” N 01° 17’ 23” W (5) at the western end of the weir across the weir and the river medina, to a position at 50° 41’ 58” N 01° 17’ 22” W (6) at the eastern end of the weir. From that position along the line of the high water mark up the eastern bank of the river Medina to southern side of Island harbour lock at 50° 43’ 30” N 01° 16’ 48” W (7) then across the Lock channel to the opposite side at 50° 43’ 31” N 01° 16’ 47” W (8). From that position along the line of the high water mark up the eastern bank of the river Medina to position at 50° 43’ 54” N 01° 16’ 37” W (9) on the southern side of the tributary, then across the mouth of the tributary to position at 50° 43’ 55” N 01° 16’ 37” W (10) on the northern bank. From that position along the line of the high water mark to the start point at the parish boundary marker, on the eastern bank of the river at 50° 44’ 01” N 01° 16’ 52” W (1) to the north side of a public house called “The Folly”,

(b)

the extent of those parts of the harbour premises not within that area.

(2)

In the event of any discrepancy between the descriptions of the boundaries of the harbour referred to in paragraph (1) and the boundaries shown on the harbour map the description of the boundaries shall prevail over the harbour map.

(3)

In this article—

(a)

“the harbour map” has the same meaning as that ascribed to the “signed map” in the Order of 1988f1;

(b)

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

(c)

all coordinates are in degrees, minutes and seconds and based on WGS84 datum, where “WGS84” means the World Geodetic System 1984.

(4)

The Council must keep, and make available for inspection at its main office and on its website within the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force, an illustrative planf2.

(5)

The Council must update the illustrative plan to reflect any alterations to the extent of the harbour premises within the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the alterations are made.

(6)

In this article “illustrative plan” means a plan showing, for illustrative purposes only, the harbour limits and harbour premises as described in article 3.

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Footnotes

f1

The signed map to the Order of 1988, as defined in article 2 of that Order, is available on www.iow.gov.uk and a hard copy may be inspected during normal office hours at the Council’s main office at County Hall, High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD.

f2

The illustrative plan is available on www.iow.gov.uk and a hard copy is available for inspection at the Council’s main office as above.