The Newhaven Harbour Revision Order 2016

The harbour limits

3.—(1) The limits of the harbour within which the Company exercises jurisdiction as a harbour authority and the powers of the harbour master may be exercised are –

(a) all tidal reaches of the Ouse river and estuary that are covered at the level of high water south of the parallel of latitude 50 degrees 48.20N (approximately 85m north of the Energy Recovery Facility) and extending out to sea bounded within the co-ordinates set out in sub-paragraph (b);

(b) from approximately the position of the southern extremity of Mill Drove at 50 degrees 46.95’N, 0 degrees 04.10’E; thence following an imaginary straight line in a southerly direction to a location at 50 degrees 45.00’N, 0 degrees 04.10’E thence following an imaginary straight line in a west north westerly direction to a location at 50 degrees 45.55’N, 0 degrees 00.75’E; thence following an imaginary straight line in a north easterly direction to a location at 50 degrees 46.50’N, 0 degrees 03.20’E; thence following an imaginary straight line in a north north westerly direction to a position at approximately the position of Burrow Head/Castle Hill Cliffs at 50 degrees 46.88’N, 0 degrees 00 03.00’E. (all coordinates in degrees, minutes and decimals of minutes and based on WGS 84 datum); and

(c) the harbour premises, whether or not within the areas described in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) The limits within which the Company exercises jurisdiction as a harbour authority and the powers of the harbour master are exercisable are described in paragraph (1) and shown edged in red on the harbour map.

(3) In the event of any discrepancy between the description of the limits of the harbour in paragraph (1) and the limits shown on the harbour map the description of the limits in that paragraph shall prevail over the harbour map.

(4) In this article-

“the harbour map” means the map prepared in triplicate, signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Management Organisation and marked “Newhaven Harbour Revision Order 2016”, of which two copies have been deposited at the offices of the Marine Management Organisation and one copy has been deposited at the office of the Company”;

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

“WGS84” means the World Geodetic System, revised in 1984 and further revised in 2004.