The Portsmouth Mile End Quay (Continental Ferry Port) Harbour Revision Order 1999

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order:–

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

“the authorised works” means the works authorised by this Order or any part of those works and where any part of those works remain uncompleted, includes the site thereof;

“the Council” means the Portsmouth City Council;

“deposited plan” and “deposited sections” mean respectively the plan and two sections prepared in duplicate signed by the Head of Ports Division in the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and marked “Plan and Sections referred to in the Portsmouth Mile End Quay (Continental Ferry Port) Harbour Revision Order 1999”, of which one is deposited at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions one at the offices of the Council;

“enactment” means any enactment whether public general or local and includes any order, byelaw, rule, regulation, scheme or other instrument having effect by virtue of an enactment;

“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;

“the Mile End Quay undertaking” means the undertaking of the Council authorised by the Portsmouth Mile End Quay Harbour Revision Orders 1966 to 1994 and the Mile End Gardens (Portsmouth) Act 1978(2);

“Queen’s Harbour Master” means the person for the time being appointed to be Queen’s Harbour Master of the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth under the Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865(3);

“tidal work” means a work on, under or over any part of the seashore lying below mean high water springs;

“Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond;

“vessel” includes every description of water craft, including nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.

(2) All distances and lengths stated in any description of works, powers or lands shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such distance and length.

(1)

1847 c. 27.

(2)

1978 c. vii.

(3)

1865 c. 125.