{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poole-harbour-revision-order-2012/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poole-harbour-revision-order-2012/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1777",
  "legislation_title": "The Poole Harbour Revision Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/poole-harbour-revision-order-2012",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "General directions to vessels",
  "text": "(1) The Commissioners may give directions under this article (“general directions”) in respect of vessels in, or proposing to enter, or leaving, the harbour—\n(a) for the purpose of promoting or securing conditions conducive to the ease, convenience or safety of navigation and the safety of persons and property in the harbour; or\n(b) for the conservation of any part of the harbour which has been designated, or has otherwise been given special protection or status, under any enactment by reason of its natural beauty, flora, fauna or archaeological or geological or physiographical features or any other natural features.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) the Commissioners may give general directions for any of the following purposes—\n(a) for designating areas, routes, fairways or channels in the harbour or the approaches which vessels are to use, or refrain from using, for movement, mooring or anchorage;\n(b) for securing that vessels move only at certain times or during certain periods;\n(c) for regulating the speed of vessels;\n(d) for requiring the use of any equipment (including engines) forming part of or carried on the vessel;\n(e) for prohibiting—\n(i) entry into the harbour by a vessel which for any reason would be or would be likely to become a danger—\n(A) to other vessels in the harbour, or to persons, property, flora or fauna in the harbour; or\n(B) to any part of the harbour such as is referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and\n(ii) entry into or navigation within any designated fairway or channel during any temporary obstruction of the fairway or channel;\n(f) for prohibiting entry into or movement in the harbour or the approaches by vessels at times of poor visibility due to the weather or to the presence of dust or smoke provided that no direction given under this sub-paragraph prevents the entry into the harbour or the approaches of any vessel seeking refuge from stress of weather;\n(g) requiring the master of a vessel to give to the harbourmaster information relating to the vessel reasonably required by the harbourmaster for effecting any of the purposes of this paragraph;\n(h) for prescribing the action to be taken in relation to vessels which have become adrift, or sunk, or run aground;\n(i) so far as is necessary for the safety of navigation, for requiring or regulating the use of tugs in relation to a vessel.\n(3) A general direction may apply—\n(a) to all vessels or to a class of vessels designated in the direction; or\n(b) to the whole of the harbour or the approaches or to a part designated in the direction; or\n(c) at all times or at times designated in the direction.\n(4) The Commissioners may revoke or amend any general direction.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 12 in force at 23.7.2012, see art. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1777/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:26:15.018635+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."
}