# The Portsmouth Mile End (Albert Johnson Quay) Harbour Revision Order 1992, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively:—
“the Act of 1847” means the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847;
“the authorised works” means the works authorised by this Order or any part of those works and where any part of those works remain uncompleted, includes the site thereof;
“the Council” means the Portsmouth City Council;
“the deposited plan” means the plan prepared in duplicate signed by an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Transport and marked “Plan and Sections referred to in the Portsmouth Mile End (Albert Johnson Quay) Harbour Revision Order 1992”, of which one is deposited at the offices of the Department of Transport and one at the offices of the City Secretary and Solicitor of the Council;
“the level of high water” means the level of mean high-water springs;
“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plan;
“the Mile End Quay undertaking” means the undertaking of the Council authorised by the Portsmouth Mile End Quay Harbour Revision Orders 1966 to 1992;
“the Order of 1966” means the Portsmouth Mile End Quay Revision Order 1966;
“the Order of 1991” means the Portsmouth Mile End Quay Harbour Revision Order 1991;
“vessel” includes every description of water craft, including non-displacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
(2) All distances and lengths stated in any description of works, powers or lands shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such distance and length.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1623/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/portsmouth-mile-end-albert-johnson-quay-harbour-revision-order-1992/article-2
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