The Whitehaven Harbour Revision Order 1996

PART I Preliminary

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Whitehaven Harbour Revision Order 1996 and shall come into force on 8th July 1996.

(2) The Whitehaven Town and Harbour Acts and Orders 1708 to 1991 and this Order may be cited together as the Whitehaven Town and Harbour Acts and Orders 1708 to 1996.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order unless the context otherwise requires—

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

“authorised works” means Work Nos. 1 to 10 and any other works authorised by this Order, or any part of such works;

“the Commissioners” means the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners;

“the Custom House Dock” is the part of the harbour known as such and shown and referred to as such on the deposited plans;

“the deposited plans” and “the deposited sections” mean respectively the plans and sections prepared in duplicate, signed by an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Transport and marked “Plans and sections referred to in the Whitehaven Harbour Revision Order 1996” one copy of which is deposited at the offices of the Department of Transport and the other at the offices of the Commissioners;

“general direction” means a direction authorised by article 24 (General directions to vessels) below;

“the harbour” means the port, harbour and docks of Whitehaven and all docks, quays, piers, wharves, buildings, land, property, houses, offices, sheds, buoys and moorings connected therewith, and any addition to or improvement in the harbour made from time to time by the Commissioners;

“the harbour master” means the harbour master of the Commissioners and includes his authorised deputies and assistants and any person authorised by the Commissioners to act in that capacity;

“the Inner Harbour” is the part of the harbour known as such and shown and referred to as such on the deposited plans;

“the 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;

“the North Harbour” is the part of the harbour known as such and shown and referred to as such on the deposited plans;

“the Old North Wall”, “the North Wall” and “the Old Quay” mean respectively the walls and quay known as such and shown and referred to as such on the deposited plans;

“the Outer Harbour” is the part of the harbour known as such and shown and referred to as such on the deposited plans;

“the Queens Dock” is the part of the harbour known as such and shown and referred to as such on the deposited plans;

“reference point” means Ordnance Survey National Grid reference point;

“the South Harbour” is the part of the harbour known as such and shown and referred to as such on the deposited plans;

“special direction” means a direction authorised by article 26 (Special directions to vessels) below or by section 52 of the Act of 1847;

“tidal works” means so much of any work authorised by this Order as is on, under or over tidal waters;

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

“the undertaking” means the undertaking for the time being of the Commissioners; and

“vessel” means every description of vessel, however propelled or moved, and includes hovercraft, any floating manufactured article, anything constructed or used to carry persons or goods by water, and, except for purpose of levying rates, a seaplane on or in the water.

(1)

1847 c. 27.