Paragraph 3 Use of harbour (including goods, obstructions and waste)

Regulating the use, operation and superintendence of the harbour and any works and facilities in the harbour.

Regulating the shipping and unshipping, landing, carrying, warehousing, stowing, depositing and removing of goods, including marine creatures of any type, in the harbour.

Preventing and removing obstructions or impediments in the harbour.

Prohibiting or regulating the discharge or deposit of ballast, ashes, refuse, rubbish or other material (including any polluting liquid) into the harbour.

Preventing the leaving or disposal of any waste matter in the inner harbour except at places, or in a manner, prescribed by the Commissioners.

Regulating the use of ferries and water taxis.

Providing for the registration of passenger boats and those engaged in navigating passenger boats in the harbour.

Regulating or prohibiting the use in the inner harbour of non-buoyant personal watercraft.

Regulating the holding of regattas and other public events in the harbour.

Regulating the use in the inner harbour of yachts, sailing boats, rowing boats, pleasure craft and other small craft.

Regulating the launching or landing of vessels and the use of slipways and landing places in the inner harbour, provided that no direction under this sub-paragraph shall have the effect of permanently or temporarily stopping up or diverting or shall otherwise interfere with any pubic right of way over land in the harbour.

Regulating the landing or taking off of aircraft (including seaplanes) in the harbour.

Regulating or prohibiting diving, surfing, swimming, water skiing and other recreational activities or pursuits of whatever nature in the whole or any part of the inner harbour.

Designating any beaches or any other areas within the zone for diving, swimming and other related recreational activities or pursuits during the whole or any part of the period from 1st April to 31st October in any year.

Regulating or prohibiting the launching, landing or movement of vessels from or on or in any part of the zone which may from time to time be designated under sub-paragraph (n) provided that no direction under this sub-paragraph shall prevent the entry of any vessel into the zone in an emergency.

Regulating or prohibiting the fishing for or the taking of marine creatures of any type and by whatever means, from any installation or structure of any kind in the harbour, or from any vessel in the harbour, where such fishing or taking interferes with the operation of, or the safety of navigation in, the harbour.

Regulating or prohibiting the digging for bait in the harbour where such digging may endanger any structure or cause obstruction or danger to navigation.