The Port Security (Port of London) Designation Order 2014

Port boundary

2.—(1) For the purposes of the definition of “port” in regulation 2 of the Port Security Regulations 2009(1), the boundary of the Port of London is defined as follows.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (5), (7), (12), (13), (22) and (23), the boundary is generally shown by the inner edge of—

(a) the red line on the overview key plan in Part 1 of Schedule 1; and

(b) the red lines on the plans, in Part 2 of Schedule 1, headed “Key Plan Inset A”, “Key Plan Inset A (continued)”, “Key Plan Inset B”, “Key Plan Inset B (continued)”, “Key Plan Inset C” and “Key Plan Inset C (continued)”.

(3) As to the inland limits of the boundary, so far as not included in the rectangles referred to in paragraph (4), the red line runs—

(a) along the beaches and foreshores; and

(b) along the outer perimeters of jetties, piers and other structures which are not beaches and foreshores.

(4) As to the parts of the boundary included in the rectangles marked “Inset 1” to “Inset 51” on the plans in Part 2 of Schedule 1, the boundary is more particularly shown by the red lines on each of the corresponding inset plans, in Part 3 of Schedule 1, headed respectively “Inset Plan 1” to “Inset Plan 28”, “Inset Plan 29” to “Inset Plan 34”, “Inset Plan 35” to “Inset Plan 43” and “Inset Plan 44” to “Inset Plan 51”.

(5) On Inset Plan 1—

(a) the items marked “A” enclosed in lilac are outside the boundary; and

(b) the part of the item marked “B” (HMS Belfast) enclosed in lilac is outside the boundary.

(6) On Inset Plan 2, the jetty marked “A” is outside the boundary.

(7) On Inset Plan 4, the area marked “A” enclosed in lilac is outside the boundary.

(8) On Inset Plan 8, the areas marked “A” enclosed in red are inside the boundary.

(9) On Inset Plan 15, the jetty at the area marked “A” is outside the boundary.

(10) On Inset Plan 17, the jetty marked “A” is outside the boundary.

(11) On Inset Plan 21, the jetty at the area marked “A” is outside the boundary.

(12) On Inset Plan 22, the area marked “A” enclosed in lilac is outside the boundary.

(13) On Inset Plan 23, the area marked “A” edged on three sides in lilac, and the area marked “B” enclosed in lilac, are outside the boundary.

(14) On Inset Plan 26, the areas marked “A” enclosed in red are inside the boundary.

(15) On Inset Plan 28, the part of the boundary included in the rectangle marked “Inset A” is more particularly shown by the red lines on the corresponding inset plan, in Part 3 of Schedule 1, headed “Inset Plan 28A”.

(16) On Inset Plan 34, the part of the boundary included in the rectangle marked “Inset A” is more particularly shown by the red lines on the corresponding inset plan, in Part 3 of Schedule 1, headed “Inset Plan 34A”.

(17) On Inset Plan 35, the jetty marked “A” is outside the boundary.

(18) On Inset Plan 43, the part of the boundary included in the rectangle marked “Inset 43A” is more particularly shown by the red line on the corresponding inset plan, in Part 3 of Schedule 1, headed “Inset Plan 43A”.

(19) On Inset Plan 44, the area marked “A” enclosed in red is inside the boundary.

(20) Where the red line runs along a beach or foreshore, or along the outer perimeter of a jetty, pier or other structure which is not a beach or foreshore, the boundary runs along the edge of the land on that beach or foreshore, or along the edge of that jetty, pier or other structure, which is below the level of mean high water springs.

(21) The limit of the boundary—

(a) on the River Darent, is the Dartford Creek Flood Barrier at Dartford Creek;

(b) at Barking Creek, is the downstream face of the Alfred’s Way (A13) road bridge;

(c) at the mouth of the River Lea, is the downstream face of the Barking Road (A13) Bridge; and

(d) at the mouth of the Ravensbourne at Deptford Creek, is the normal tidal limit.

(22) The anchorages specified in the table headed “Designated Anchorages” in Part 4 of Schedule 1 are inside the boundary.

(23) The navigational channels specified in the table headed “Designated Navigational Channels” in Part 5 of Schedule 1 are inside the boundary.

(1)

S.I. 2009/2048, amended by S.I. 2013/2815.