Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

• “the Act of 1847” means the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847^f1;

• “the Commissioners” means the Lymington Harbour Commissioners;

• “the Company” means Wightlink Limited;

• “the day of transfer” means the day after the day on which expires a period of four weeks beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force;

• “the defined limits” means the area of water adjacent to the transferred harbour which is shown coloured pink on the signed plan;

• “enactment” means any Act or any order or scheme made under an Act;

• “the harbour master” means the harbour master of the Commissioners;

• “the harbour of Lymington Pier” means the pier at Lymington harbour as regards which there are vested in Sealink immediately before the day of transfer statutory powers or duties of improvement, maintenance or management;

• “the linkspan” means the linkspan and ancillary works which immediately before the commencement of this Order form part of the pier at Lymington harbour which is being managed by Sealink, or by the Company as agent for Sealink pursuant to an Agreement made under section 14(1)(a) of the Transport Act 1962^f2;

• “Lymington harbour” means “the harbour” defined in section 3 of the Lymington River and Harbour Order 1951^f3;

• “the Piermaster” means the Company’s piermaster at the transferred harbour;

• “Sealink” means Sealink Harbours Limited;

• “the signed plan” means the plan marked “Signed plan referred to in article 2 (Interpretation) of the Sealink (Transfer of Lymington Pier) Harbour Revision Order 1991” and signed in triplicate by an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Transport, two copies of which have been deposited at that Department and one copy of which has been deposited at the offices of the Company at the harbour of Lymington Pier;

• “the transferred harbour” means the harbour of Lymington Pier;

• “Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond.

In this Order a reference to the undertaking of Sealink at the transferred harbour is a reference to the powers, duties, property, rights and liabilities of Sealink in relation to that harbour which are transferred by this Order.