The Shetland Islands Council (Papa Stour and Fetlar) Harbour Revision Order 2003

Made12th March 2003

Coming into force13th March 2003

Whereas the Shetland Islands Council have applied for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 19641 (hereinafter called “the Act”):

Now therefore the Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Act2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:–

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Shetland Islands Council (Papa Stour and Fetlar) Harbour Revision Order 2003 and shall come into force on 13th March 2003.

Application of Zetland County Council Act 1974 to additional area2.

(1)

Schedule 1 to the Zetland County Council Act 19743 is amended by adding at the end of Part II the following areas:–

“HOUSA VOE, PAPA STOUR AREA
The tidal waters of Housa Voe, Papa Stour, the seaward boundary whereof is a straight line in a northerly direction from a point at latitude 60°19.73−N, longitude 01°39.89−W to a point at latitude 60°19.95−N, longitude 01°39.94−W.
HAMARS NESS, FETLAR AREA
The area bounded by a line commencing at the low water mark at the north end of Hamars Ness, 60°37.88−N, 00°56.18−W, thence in a generally east-north-easterly direction to the low water mark on The Fludir, 60°38.03−N, 00°54.97−W, thence in a generally south-easterly direction to the low water mark on Stongir Holm, 60°37.87−N, 00°54.68−W, thence in a generally southerly direction to the low water mark at the north end of Urie Ness, 60°37.82−N, 00°54.63−W”.

(2)

The references to co-ordinates in the areas referred to in paragraph (1) above are references to WGS84 (ETRS89) datum.

DAVID M HART

A member of the staff of the Scottish Executive

Victoria Quay, Edinburgh

12th March 2003

(This note is not part of the Order)

Shetland Islands Council exercise jurisdiction as harbour authority under the Zetland County Council Act 1974 in respect of the areas specified in Schedule 1 to that Act.

The Order establishes new harbour areas at Housa Voe, Papa Stour and Hamars Ness, Fetlar within which the Council will exercise harbour jurisdiction pursuant to section 6 of the 1974 Act and within which the other provisions of that Act will apply.

The powers of the 1974 Act will enable the Council to carry out works to improve, maintain and manage the new harbour areas.

The applicant for this Order is Shetland Islands Council, Town Hall, Lerwick, Shetland.