The Cowes Harbour Revision Order 2012

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

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

“the 1897 Act” means the Cowes Harbour Act 1897(2);

“the 1931 Order” means the Cowes Harbour Order 1931(3);

“the 1936 Order” means the Cowes Harbour Order 1936(4);

“the 2001 Order” means the Cowes Harbour (Constitution) Revision Order 2001(5);

“the Commissioners” means the Cowes Harbour Commissioners under the Cowes Harbour Acts and Orders 1897 to 2012;

“general direction” means a direction under article 11;

“the harbour” means Cowes Harbour as comprised within the harbour limits;

“the harbour limits” means the limits of the harbour specified in article 3;

“the harbour master” means the person appointed as such by the Commissioners and includes his deputies and assistants and any other person for the time being authorised by the Commissioners to act, either generally or for a specific purpose, in the capacity of harbour master;

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

“the high water mark” means the level of mean high water spring tides;

“jet bike” means any watercraft propelled by a water-jet engine or other mechanical means of propulsion and steered —

(a)

by means of a handlebar operated linkage system (with or without a rudder at the stern); or

(b)

by the person riding the craft using his body weight for the purpose; or

(c)

by a combination of the methods referred to in (a) and (b);

“special direction” means a direction under article 14;

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

“vessel” means a ship, boat, raft or water craft of any description and includes non-displacement craft, a jet bike, seaplane and any other thing constructed or adapted for floating on or being submersed in water (whether permanently or temporarily) and a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water; and

“WGS 84” means the World Geodetic System, revised in 1984 and further revised in 2004.

(1)

1847 c.27.

(2)

1897 c.cclviii.

(3)

Confirmed by the Pier and Harbour Orders (Cowes and Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)) Confirmation Act, 1931 c.lxxxix.

(4)

Confirmed by the Pier and Harbour Order (Cowes) Confirmation Act, 1936 c.lxxx.

(5)

S.I. 2001/2183; see article 4 for the constitution of the Cowes Harbour Commissioners.