PART IPRELIMINARY

Interpretation2

1

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “the Act of 1894” means the Merchant Shipping Act 18943;

  • the Company” means Heysham Port Limited;

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

  • “dredging licence” means a licence under article 21 of this Order;

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

  • Heysham Harbour” means the harbour of Heysham as regards which there are vested inSealink immediately before the day of transfer statutory powers orduties of improvement, maintenance or management;

  • level of high water” means the level of mean high-water springs;“operator” and“telecommunications code system” have the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 19844;

  • Sealink” means Sealink Harbours Limited;

  • “statutory undertaker” means—

    1. a

      any person who is a statutory undertaker for any of the purposes ofthe Town and Country Planning Act 19905;

    2. b

      any other person who exercises functions under the Land DrainageAct 19766;

    3. c

      a coast protection authority within the meaning of section 1 of theCoast Protection Act 19497; or

    4. d

      any operator of a telecommunication code system;

  • tidal work” means so much of any work for the time being vested in the Companyas is on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level ofhigh water including any such work transferred to the Company by thisOrder;

  • “the transferred harbour” means Heysham Harbour;

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

  • “works licence” means a licence under article 20 of this Order.

2

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