The Dee Estuary Conservancy Harbour Revision (No. 2) Order 2023

1.  In this Schedule—

“the Admiralty Charts” means the Admiralty Charts for the River Dee, its estuary and its approaches published at the date of this Order coming into force and numbered 1953 and 1978(1);

“the Collision Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996(2) or such other regulations for the prevention of collisions as may from time to time be made under sections 85 (safety and health on ships) and 86 (supplementary provisions for section 85) of the 1995 Act;

“power-driven vessel” includes any vessel propelled by machinery;

“quay” means any quay, wharf, jetty, dolphin, landing stage or other structure used for berthing or mooring vessels, and includes any pier, bridge, roadway or footway immediately adjacent and affording access thereto;

“under way” in relation to a vessel means a vessel not at anchor, made fast to the shore or aground; and

“whistle” means any vessel’s whistle or siren.

(1)

Admiralty charts for the River Dee, its estuary and approaches can be bought from an Admiralty Chart Agent, details of these suppliers can be obtained at https://www.admiralty.co.uk.

(2)

S.I. 1996/75, regulation 1 was amended by the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/302), Schedule 1, paragraph 16; regulation 6 was amended by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), Schedule 4(1), paragraph 53.