The Portsmouth (Tall Ships Berths) Harbour Revision Order 2000

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

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

“the authorised works” means all or any of the works authorised by this Order or any part of those works, and where any part of those works remain uncompleted, includes the site thereof;

“the City Council” means the Portsmouth City Council;

“deposited plan” and “deposited sections” means the plan and sections drawn on one sheet of paper prepared in duplicate signed by an Assistant Secretary in the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and marked “Plan and Sections referred to in the Portsmouth (Tall Ships Berths) Harbour Revision Order 2000”, of which one copy of the plan and sections drawing is deposited at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and one at the offices of the Director of Corporate Services of the City Council;

“enactment” means any enactment whether public general or local and includes any order, byelaw, rule, regulation, scheme or other instrument having effect by virtue of an enactment;

“Harbour Master” means the Harbour Master or other duly authorised officer or manager appointed from time to time by the City Council;

“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 plan;

“Queen’s Harbour Master” means the person for the time being appointed to be Queen’s Harbour Master of the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth under the Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865(2);

“the Special Protection Area” means the area north of the mean low water mark and seaward of Burrow Island, Foxbury Point, Portchester, Horsea Island and Whale Island ending to the south of Whale Island as classified pursuant to Article 4(1) or (2) of Council Directive 79/409/EEC(3) on the conservation of wild birds;

“the Tall Ships Berths” means the berths and pontoons to be constructed at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, as part of the authorised works;

“tidal work” means so much of the authorised works as is on, under or over any part of the seashore lying below the level of high water;

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

“vessel” includes every description of water craft, including non-displacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.

(2) All distances and lengths stated in any description of works, powers or lands shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such distance and length.

(1)

1847 c. 27.

(2)

1865 c. 125.

(3)

O.J. No. L 103, 25.4.79, p. 1.