{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/portland-harbour-revision-order-1997/schedule-2/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2949",
  "legislation_title": "The Portland Harbour Revision Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/portland-harbour-revision-order-1997",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Part of this Schedule—\n“exempt person” means—\n(a) any person in the service of—\n(i) Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces;\n(ii) a Government Department;\n(iii) a police force or other emergency service; or\n(iv) the Commissioners of Customs and Excise,\nwhilst in the execution of his duty; or\n(b) a contractor or his employee duly authorised by the Ministry of Defence;\n“exempt vessel” means any vessel belonging to or used by an exempt person;\n“the prohibited area” means the area of water within 100 metres of the level of high water between a point north of the Lattice Tower at Latitude 50° 34.22' N, Longitude 002° 27.5' W and a point at Latitude 54° 34.09' N, Longitude 002° 26.8' W (the eastern boundary of the flight path for the Royal Naval Air Station, Portland); and\n“the restricted area” means the area of water within the following imaginary lines—\n(a) a line drawn from a point on the shore at Latitude 50° 34.20' N, Longitude 002° 27.15' W to a point at Latitude 50° 34.70' N, Longitude 002° 26.78' W (“point A”);\n(b) a line drawn from point A to a point at Latitude 50° 34.57' N, Longitude 002° 26.495' W (“point B”);\n(c) a line drawn from point B to a point at Latitude 50° 34.82' N, Longitude 002° 26.32' W (“point C”);\n(d) a line drawn from point C along the arc of a sector of a circle of radius 1,500 metres (the centre thereof being a point on the shore) to a point at Latitude 50° 34.63' N, Longitude 002° 25.92' W (“point D”); and\n(e) a line drawn from point D to a point at Latitude 50° 34.09' N, Longitude 002° 26.80' W,\nexcluding any area of water within any part of the prohibited area.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2949/schedule/2/paragraph/7",
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  },
  "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."
}