The Western Isles Islands Council (Brevig) Harbour Empowerment Order 1993

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

“the Council” means the Western Isles Islands Council;

“the deposited plan and sections” means the plan and sections signed on behalf of the Secretary of State and marked “Plan and sections referred to in the Western Isles Islands Council (Brevig) Harbour Empowerment Order 1993” of which copies are deposited at the offices of the Secretary of State for Scotland and with the Council at Sandwick Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, PA87 2BW;

“the harbourmaster” means any person appointed as such pursuant to article 3(3) of this Order, and includes his deputes and assistants and any person for the time being authorised by the Council to act, either generally or for a specific purpose, in the capacity of harbourmaster;

“the harbour premises” means the quays, piers, landing places and all other works, land and buildings for the time being vested in, or occupied or administered by the Council as part of the undertaking;

“the level of high water” means the level of mean high-water springs;

“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plan;

“signed plan” means the plan signed in triplicate by an Under Secretary in the Scottish office Agriculture and Fisheries Department, two copies of which have been deposited at that Department and one copy of which has been deposited at the offices of the Council at Sandwick Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, PA87 2BW;

“tidal work” means so much of any work as is on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of high water;

“the undertaking” means the harbour undertaking for the time being of the Council at Brevig on the island of Lewis;

“the works” means the works authorised by this Order, or as the case may require any part thereof, and includes any work constructed pursuant to article 26 (Subsidiary works) of this Order.

(2) All situations, points, directions, distances, lengths, dimensions, areas and other measurements stated in this Order shall be constructed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such situation, point, direction, distance, length, dimension, area or other measurement.

(3) Reference points specified in this Order shall be construed as references to Ordnance Survey National Grid reference points.

(4) Any reference in this Order to a work identified by the number of such work shall be construed as a reference to the work of that number authorised by this Order.