The Penzance Harbour Revision Order 2009

Interpretation E+W+S

2.—(1) In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires—

“the Act of 1847” means the Harbours Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847(1);

“the Act of 1883” means the Penzance Corporation Act 1883(2);

“the Act of 1995” means the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(3);

“the Council” means Cornwall Council;

“deposited plans” and “deposited sections” mean respectively plans and sections which have been deposited in connection with this Order, two copies of which have been deposited at the offices of the Department for Transport and one copy of which has been deposited at the offices of the Council;

“harbour” means Penzance Harbour the limits of which are defined in article 18 (Limits of harbour) and the harbour premises;

“harbour master” means any person appointed as such pursuant to section 51 of the Act of 1847;

“harbour premises” means the quays, berths, landing places, and all other works, land and buildings for the time being vested in or occupied or administered by the Council as part of the undertaking;

“hovercraft” means a vehicle which is designed to be supported when in motion wholly or partly by air expelled from the vehicle to form a cushion of which the boundaries include the ground, water or other surface beneath the vehicle;

“land” includes land covered by water, any interest in land and any servitude or right in, to or over land;

“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 plans;

“master” in relation to a vessel means any person for the time being having or taking the command, charge or management of the vessel;

“Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond;

“undertaking” means the harbour undertaking for the time being of the Council;

“vessel” means a ship, boat, raft or water craft of any description however propelled or moved, and includes a displacement craft, a personal watercraft, a seaplane on the surface of the water, a hydrofoil vessel, a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle and any other thing constructed or adapted for floating on or being submersed in water (whether permanently or temporarily); and

“works” means the works authorised by this Order, or as the case may require, any part of those works and includes any work constructed pursuant to article 4 (Power to construct works).

(2) All areas, directions, distances, lengths, widths and other measurements as stated in any description of works, powers or lands other than article 5 (Power to deviate) of this Order shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such area, direction, distance, length, width and other measurement.

(3) Reference points specified in this Order shall be construed as references to Ordnance Survey National Grid reference points.

(4) Any reference in this Order to a work identified by the number of such work shall be construed as a reference to the work of that number authorised by this Order.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 18.9.2009, see art. 1

(1)

1847 c. 27 (10 & 11 Vict.).

(2)

1883 c.lxxiv.

(3)

1995 c. 21.