# The Peterhead Harbours Revision Order 1998, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order–
“Act of 1847” means the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847(
“area of works” means the area within the limits of deviation or any part of that area;
“trustees” means the body corporate known as the trustees of the harbours of Peterhead;
“deposited plan and sections” means the plan and sections prepared in duplicate and signed on behalf of the Secretary of State and marked “Plan and Sections referred to in Article 2 of the Peterhead Harbours Revision Order 1998” of which one is deposited at the offices of the Secretary of State for Scotland and the other at the harbour office of the trustees;
“enactment” means any Act, whether general, local or personal and any order (including this Order) or other instrument made thereunder and any provision in any such Act, order or instrument;
“harbours” means the harbours of Peterhead as defined in section 32 (Limits of harbours) of the Peterhead Harbours Order 1992(
“harbour undertaking” means the undertaking of the trustees in connection with the harbour;
“level of high water” means the level of mean high-water springs;
“level of low water” means the level of mean low-water springs;
“limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plan;
“tidal work” means so much of any work authorised by this Order as is on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of high water;
“vessel” means a ship, boat or craft of any description and includes any other thing constructed or adapted for floating on or being submersed in water (whether permanently or temporarily); and includes a hovercraft within the meaning of the Hovercraft Act 1968 or any other amphibious vehicle or a seaplane; and
“works” means the works authorised by Article 4 (Power to carry out works) of this Order or, as the case may require, any part thereof.
(2) All areas, directions, distances, lengths and widths as stated in any description of works, powers or lands other than Article 5 (Power to deviate) of this Order shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such area, direction, distance, length and width and any reference in a description of works to a point shall be a reference to that point on the deposited plan.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1215/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/peterhead-harbours-revision-order-1998/article-2
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