The Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006

Definition of the Tweed district

2.—(1) In this Order, “the Tweed district” means the district described in paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2) The coastal limit of the district in the north is high water mark on the boundary between the local government areas of East Lothian and Scottish Borders (“the northern coastal limit”).

(3) The coastal limit of the district in the south is grid reference NU 0783243378 (“the southern coastal limit”).

(4) The district extends landward to include the catchment area of every river which flows directly or indirectly into the sea between the northern coastal limit and the southern coastal limit.

(5) The district includes the southern seaward sector and the northern seaward sector.

(6) The southern seaward sector is the area bounded by—

(a) in the west, a straight line between high water mark on the boundary between Scotland and England and the southern coastal limit;

(b) in the south, a straight line extending 8 kilometres seaward from the southern coastal limit, and at right angles to the line described at sub—paragraph (a);

(c) in the north, a straight line extending 8 kilometres seaward from high water mark on the boundary between Scotland and England, and at right angles to the line described at sub—paragraph (a); and

(d) in the east, a straight line joining the seaward ends of the lines described at sub—paragraphs (b) and (c) (and parallel to the line described at sub—paragraph (a)),

and includes any water lying to the west of the line described in sub—paragraph (a).

(7) The northern seaward sector is the area bounded by—

(a) in the south, the line described at paragraph (6)(c);

(b) in the north, a line extending 8 kilometres seaward from the northern coastal limit, along a bearing of 026 degrees true from that point;

(c) in the west, the line of the coast at high water mark between the northern coastal limit and high water mark on the boundary between Scotland and England; and

(d) in the east, a line between the seaward ends of the lines described at sub—paragraphs (a) and (b), and parallel to the line described in sub—paragraph (c).

(8) The district includes the fishery known as the Holy Island station of the Goswick Fisheries.