{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/peterhead-harbours-revision-order-1998/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/peterhead-harbours-revision-order-1998/article-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1215",
  "legislation_title": "The Peterhead Harbours Revision Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/peterhead-harbours-revision-order-1998",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Temporary closure of area of works",
  "text": "(1) For the purpose of carrying out the works the trustees may notwithstanding anything in any enactment (other than this Order)–\n(a) temporarily close the area of works to vessels by means of one or more coffer dams at such places within the harbours as the trustees shall think fit;\n(b) dry out the area of works by pumping or otherwise and carry out all such measures and construct or install all such valves, sluices, gates, pipes, channels, aqueducts, pumps and similar works of a temporary nature as may be necessary to convey water entering the area of works into tidal waters.\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Order, the area of works shall not be closed to vessels for a period continuous or discontinuous longer than two years.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1215/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:31:04.067786+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."
}