Article 4 Power to make general directions as to use of harbour, etc.

(1)

The Council may, in accordance with the requirements of article 5, give directions for the purpose of promoting or securing conditions conducive to—

(a)

the ease, convenience or safety of navigation,

(b)

the safety of persons,

(c)

the protection of property, or

(d)

the prevention or amelioration of environmental harm in the harbour.

(2)

A direction under this article may apply—

(a)

to all vessels or to a class or type of vessel,

(b)

to persons designated in the direction,

(c)

to the whole of the harbour or to a part, or

(d)

at all times or at certain times or at certain states of the tide,

and every direction under this article shall specify the extent of its application including its geographical extent in relation to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) (c) and (d).

(3)

The Council may amend or revoke a direction given under paragraph (1).

(4)

For the purposes of this article, “environmental harm” means significant harm to the health of living organisms or other interference with the ecological systems of which they form part.

(5)

The Council must keep and make available at its main office and on its website a public register of all in force directions^f1.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The Register of all in force directions 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.