The Burry Port Harbour Revision Order 2000

Restriction of harbour to pleasure craft and certain other vessels

19.—(1) Notwithstanding section 33 of the Act of 1847 (Harbours, dock and piers to be free to the public on payment of rates), as incorporated by this Order, but subject to the provisions of this Order, the waters of the harbour shall be for the exclusive use of vessels falling within paragraph (2) below and accordingly the Council shall not permit any other vessel to use those waters.

(2) Each of the following vessels fall within this paragraph—

(a) a pleasure craft;

(b) a vessel for the carriage of not more than 100 passengers where that vessel is used for berthing, landing or embarking passengers;

(c) a vessel which is, for the time being, used for in connection with sea fishing for profit or recreation;

(d) a vessel for the time being employed for the purposes of any of the functions of the Council;

(e) a vessel for the time being employed in the supply of goods for use or for sale at premises situated on lands adjacent to the harbour;

(f) a vessel for the time being employed in connection with the provision of services at the harbour or on lands adjacent thereto;

(g) a lifeboat or a vessel used by the coastguard service, the South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee, the Environment Agency, Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig, Trinity House or the Ministry of Defence.

(3) In paragraph (2) above “pleasure craft” means any vessel of not more than 50 tons gross used wholly or mainly for recreation and not for the carriage of passengers or goods for reward.

(4) For the purposes of this article, the tonnage of a vessel shall—

(a) in the case of a vessel having a tonnage figure recorded in its certificate of registry, be taken to be that figure; and

(b) in the case of any other vessel, be calculated in accordance with the provisions of Part III of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997(1).

(1)

S.I. 1997/1510, amended by S.I. 1998/1915.