PART 1Preliminary

Interpretation2.

In this Order—

“the 1847 Act” means the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 18476,
“the 1897 Order” means the St. Andrews Harbour Order 1897, confirmed by the Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation (No.1) Act 18977,
“the 1907 Act” means the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 19078,
“the 1964 Act” means the Harbour Act 19649,
“the 1968 Act” means the Hovercraft Act 196810,
“the 1992 Order” means the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 199211,
“the 1995 Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act 199512,
“the 1997 Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 199713,
“the 1998 Act” means the of the Scotland Act 199814,
“the 2010 Order” means the St. Andrews Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 201015,
“the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses” means the general lighthouse authority for Scotland, a body corporate constituted by section 193 of, and Schedule 8 to, the 1995 Act16,

“general direction” means a direction given under article 17,

“harbour” means the harbour of St. Andrews as comprised within the harbour limits,

“harbour limits” means the limits of the harbour as defined in article 3,

“harbour limits plan 1” means the plan signed in duplicate with reference to this Order and marked “The St Andrews Harbour Revision Order 2025 Harbour Limits Plan 1” which is deposited at the offices of the Ministers at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ and at the offices of Fife Council, at Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes KY7 5LT,

“harbour limits plan 2” means the plan signed in duplicate with reference to this Order and marked “The St Andrews Harbour Revision Order 2025 Harbour Limits Plan 2” which is deposited at the offices of the Ministers at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ and at the offices of Fife Council, at Fife House, North Street, Glenrothes KY7 5LT,

“harbour master” means any person appointed as such by the Trustees, and includes the harbour master’s duly authorised deputies and assistants and any other person for the time being authorised by the Trustees to act, either generally or for a specific purpose, in the capacity of harbour master,

“level of high water” means the level of mean high water springs,

“master” in relation to a vessel, means any person having or taking command, charge, management or conduct of the vessel for the time being,

“special direction” means a direction given under article 19,

“the Trustees” means the St. Andrews Harbour Trustees,

“undertaking” means the harbour undertaking for the time being of the Trustees,

“vessel” means a ship, boat, raft or craft of any description however propelled or moved, and includes a displacement craft, a non-displacement craft, a watercraft, a sea plane on the surface of the water, a hydrofoil vessel or any other amphibious vehicle and any other thing constructed or adapted for floating on or being submersed in water (whether permanently or temporarily), and

“watercraft” means any type of craft which is capable of moving under its own mechanical power, is used, navigated or situated wholly or partly in or on water, and is capable of being used to carry one or more persons but does not include a ship or fishing vessel within the meanings given in section 313(1) of the 1995 Act.