Article 44 Power to lay moorings
(1)
The Authority may provide, place, lay down, maintain, retain, renew, use, have and remove such moorings in the port as it considers necessary or desirable for the convenience of vessels—
(a)
on land owned or leased by it; or
(b)
with the consent in writing of the owner and any lessee, on any other land in the port.
(2)
The Authority may make reasonable charges in respect of any vessel using any moorings provided under this article.
(3)
In this article and articles 45 (licensing of moorings) and 46 (offences as to moorings etc.), “mooring” includes any buoy, pile, post, chain, pillar, pontoon or like apparatus or convenience used or capable of being used for the mooring of vessels.