The Littlehampton Harbour Revision Order 2015

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Littlehampton Harbour Revision Order 2015 and shall come into force on 10th July 2015.

(2) The 1927 Act, the 1972 Act, the 1986 HRO, the 1988 HRO and this Order may be cited together as the Littlehampton Harbour Acts and Orders 1927 to 2015.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the 1927 Act” means the Littlehampton Harbour and Arun Drainage Outfall Act 1927(1);

“the 1972 Act” means the West Sussex County Council Act 1972(2);

“the 1986 HRO” means the Littlehampton Harbour Revision Order 1986(3);

“the 1988 HRO” means the Littlehampton (Pilotage) Harbour Revision Order 1988(4);

“the Board” means the Littlehampton Harbour Board;

“general direction” means a direction given or proposed to be given under article 4;

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

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

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

“the harbour undertaking” means the undertaking of the Board authorised by the Littlehampton Harbour Acts and Orders 1927 to 2015;

“jet bike” means a personal 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 their body weight for the purpose; or

(c)

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

“special direction” means a direction given or proposed to be given under article 7; and

“vessel” means a ship, boat, raft or water craft of any description and includes a non-displacement craft, jet bike, seaplane and any other thing constructed or adapted for floating on or being submerged 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.

The harbour limits

3.—(1) The limits of the harbour within which the Board exercise jurisdiction as a harbour authority and the area within which the powers of the harbour master are exercisable are—

(a) the River Arun and the estuary thereof below the line of high water mark of ordinary spring tides on the south side of Arundel Bridge, the seaward limits being defined by point A (North 50 degrees 48.014 minutes West 0 degrees 32.844 minutes), point B (North 50 degrees 47.865 minutes West 0 degrees 32.849 minutes), point C (North 50 degrees 47.858 minutes West 0 degrees 32.069 minutes) and point D (North 50 degrees 48.135 minutes West 0 degrees 32.055 minutes); and

(b) the quays, piers, landing places and all other works, land and buildings for the time being vested in, or occupied or administered by the Board as part of the harbour undertaking, whether or not within the area described in sub-paragraph (a).

(2) For the purposes of the Littlehampton Harbour Acts and Orders 1927 to 2015 the limits of the harbour are delineated on the harbour map; and in the event of a discrepancy between the description of the limits of the harbour referred to in paragraph (1) and the limits shown on the harbour map the description of the limits shall prevail.

(3) In paragraph (2) “the harbour map” means the map of the harbour prepared in triplicate, signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Management Organisation and marked “Littlehampton Harbour Revision Order 2015”, of which two copies have been deposited at the offices of the Marine Management Organisation and one copy has been deposited at the principal office of the Board;

(4) Section 36 of the 1927 Act is repealed.

(5) In the definition of “The harbour” in section 3 of the 1927 Act, for “the section of this Act of which the marginal note is “Limits of harbour”” substitute “article 3 (The harbour limits) of the Littlehampton Harbour Revision Order 2015”.

(6) In the definition of “the harbour” in article 2 (Interpretation) of the 1988 HRO for “section 36 (Limits of harbour) of the Littlehampton Harbour and Arun Drainage Outfall Act 1927” substitute “article 3 (The harbour limits) of the Littlehampton Harbour Revision Order 2015”.

(7) In paragraph (1)(a) the map reference points specified shall be construed as references to coordinates of the World Geodetic System, revised in 1984 and further revised in 2004.

(1)

1927 c.lxvii.

(2)

1972 c.l.

(3)

S.I. 1986/124.

(4)

S.I. 1988/2157.