The Harwich Parkeston Quay Harbour Revision Order 1996

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order:—

“the Act of 1847” means the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847(1);

“the Act of 1983” means the Parkeston Quay Act 1983(2);

“the Company” means Harwich International Port Limited;

“deposited plans and sections” means the plans and sections prepared in triplicate, signed by an Under Secretary in the Department of Transport and marked “plans and sections referred to in the Harwich Parkeston Quay Harbour Revision Order 1996”, of which two copies have been deposited at that Department and one copy has been deposited at the offices of the Company at Parkeston Quay, Harwich, Essex CO12 4SR;

“the Harwich Parkeston Quay enactments” means the enactments specified in the Schedule to this Order and this Order;

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

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

“the river” means the river Stour;

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

“works” means the works authorised by this Order or, as the case may require, any part thereof.

(2) This Order shall be read as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each distance mentioned in article 3 of this Order.

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires—

(a) 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;

(b) map reference points specified in this Order are Ordnance Survey National Grid reference points.

(1)

1847 c. 27.

(2)

1983 c.vi.