71.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), the undertaker may give directions, or revoke or amend directions that it has previously given, for the purpose of—
(a)designating areas, routes or channels in the harbour and the approaches to the harbour which vessels are to use, or refrain from using, for movement or mooring;
(b)requiring the master of a vessel to give to the harbour master information relating to the vessel reasonably required by the harbour master to identify the vessel, its cargo and its likely time of arrival at and departure from the harbour.
(2) Directions given under paragraph (1) may apply—
(a)to all vessels or to a class of vessels designated in the direction;
(b)to the whole of the harbour and the approaches and channels leading to the harbour, or to a part designated in the direction; and
(c)at all times or at times designated in the direction,
and every direction given under this article shall specify the extent of its application in relation to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
(3) Any direction given by the undertaker under this article shall not apply in relation to any part of the Port of Bridgwater.
(4) Before giving a direction, or revoking or amending a direction previously given, under paragraph (1), the undertaker shall consult the Secretary of State for Defence, Bridgwater Harbour Authority, the Royal Yachting Association and the Chamber of Shipping (that is, the trade association for the United Kingdom shipping industry incorporated under that name as a company limited by guarantee).