Explanatory note

This Order authorises the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners to construct works at the harbour, including a new lock between the Outer and Inner Harbour, the extension and strengthening of the harbour walls, and the provision of piled moorings together with pontoon systems in the Inner Harbour, Custom House Dock, South Harbour and Queens Dock. The Order excludes certain commercial vessels from the use of the harbour and restricts the Inner Harbour, Custom House Dock and South Harbour to pleasure craft and certain other vessels.

The Order also makes provision in modern terms for the management of the harbour, particularly by conferring on the Commissioners or officers of the Commissioners various powers (for example, general powers for the improvement of the harbour; and power to make byelaws, to give directions to vessels, to remove obstructions, and to grant leases).