PART 1PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Stornoway Port Authority Harbour Revision Order 2021 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2)

The Stornoway Harbour Order Confirmation Act 1976, the Stornoway Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2003, the Stornoway Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2008, the Stornoway Port Authority Harbour Revision Order 2019 and this Order may be cited together as the Stornoway Harbour Act and Orders 1976 to 2021.

Interpretation2.

(1)

In this Order—

“the 1976 Act” means the Stornoway Harbour Order Confirmation Act 19768,
“the 2003 Order” means the Stornoway Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 20039,
“the 2008 Order” means the Stornoway Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 200810,
“the 2019 Order” means the Stornoway Port Authority Harbour Revision Order 201911 and

“the Authority” means Stornoway Port Authority,

“Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses” means the general lighthouse authority for Scotland, a body corporate constituted by section 193 and schedule 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act,

“deposited plans” means the plans, sections and elevations, referred to in article 4 which are bound together, signed and dated with reference to this Order and marked “The Stornoway Port Authority Harbour Revision Order 2020 Plans, Sections and Elevations” copies of which have been deposited at the Scottish Government, Transport Scotland, AMFC Directorate, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ and at the principal office of the Authority, Amity House, Esplanade Quay, Stornoway, HS1 2XS,

“harbour” means the harbour of Stornoway as defined by the Act and Orders as comprised within the harbour limits and shall include the works authorised by this Order,

“limits of deviation” means the limits delineated on sheet 3A,

“works” means the works authorised by the 2019 Order as amended by this Order, or as the case may require, any part thereof and includes any work constructed under article 4 of this Order (power to construct works) or article 16 of the 2019 Order (subsidiary works).

(2)

In this Order, all areas, directions, distances, lengths, widths and heights as stated in any description of works, powers or lands other than article 14 of the 2019 Order (power to deviate) shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such area, direction, distance, length, width and height and any reference in a description of works to a point shall be a reference to that point on the deposited plans.

(3)

Any reference in this Order to a work identified by a number is a reference to the work of that number authorised by the 2019 Order as amended by this Order.

(4)

Any reference in this Order to a numbered sheet is a reference to that numbered sheet in the deposited plans.