The Cornwall Harbours Harbour Revision Order 2023

Offences as to moorings

53.—(1) Any person who—

(a) intentionally obstructs any person acting under the authority of the Council in setting out moorings;

(b) intentionally and without lawful authority pulls up or removes any mooring in the harbours;

(c) without reasonable excuse causes or permits a vessel to be moored in the harbours except at a mooring provided or licensed by the Council under article 51 (power to lay moorings) or 52 (power to licence moorings);

(d) places, lays down, maintains, retains, renews or has in the harbours any mooring not provided or licensed by the Council under this article,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(2) If any person commits an offence under sub paragraph (1)(d), the Council may remove the mooring in question and recover from that person the expenses incurred in doing so.

(3) In articles 51 (power to lay moorings), 52 (power to licence moorings) and this article “mooring” includes any buoy, pile, post, chain, pillar, pontoon or like apparatus or convenience used or capable of being used for the mooring of vessels.