The Fowey Harbour Revision Order 2021

Amendment of the Order of 1937 to clarify the harbour limits

13.—(1) The Order of 1937 is amended as follows—

(a) in article 3;

(i) in the definition of “the harbour” omit “land buildings works plant property and conveniences” and substitute “the harbour premises and plant”;

(ii) insert between the definitions of “The Minister” and “Vessel”, ‘“the Order of 2021” means the Fowey Harbour Revision Order 2021(1);

(iii) insert between the definitions of “The harbour” and “The harbour undertaking”, “The harbour premises” means land adjacent to the wet harbour area for the time being vested in, or occupied or administered by the Commissioners as part of the harbour undertaking and occupied wholly or mainly for the purposes of activities there carried on, which may include docks, quays, piers, wharves, berths, locks, breakwaters, landing places, yards, roads, carparks, sheds, other buildings and all other works and conveniences, land and premises;

(iv) insert after the definition of “Statutory Security”, ““wet harbour area” means those parts of the area described in articles 3 and 22 of this Order which are covered by water at the level of low water”.

(b) In article 22 insert ‘the harbour premises and’ between the words ‘comprise’ and ‘the harbour of Fowey’.

(2) The Commissioners must keep, and make available for inspection at their main office and on their website within the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which this Order comes into force, an illustrative plan(2).

(3) The Commissioners must update the illustrative plan to reflect any alterations to the extent of the harbour premises within the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the alterations are made.

(4) In this article—

“illustrative plan” means a plan showing, for illustrative purposes only, the harbour limits and harbour premises as described in article 22 of the Order of 1937.

(1)

S.I. 2021/130.

(2)

The illustrative plan may be inspected during office hours at the Commissioners’ main office at Albert Quay, Fowey PL23 1AJ and available on www.foweyharbour.co.uk.