The Poole Harbour Revision Order 1999

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order–

“the new breakwater” means the new breakwater authorised by article 3 below;

“the Commissioners” means The Poole Harbour Commissioners;

“the deposited plan” and “the deposited sections” mean respectively the plan and sections prepared in duplicate, signed by the Head of Ports Division in the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and marked “Plan and sections referred to in the Poole Harbour Revision Order 1999” one copy of which is deposited at the Department and the other at the principal office of the Commissioners;

“the existing breakwater” means the existing breakwater shown on the deposited plan protecting the Fishermen’s Dock;

“the harbour” means the harbour as defined in sections 3 (Interpretation) and 4 (Limits of harbour) of the Poole Harbour Act 1914(1);

“the harbour master” means the harbour master appointed by the Commissioners and includes his authorised deputies and assistants and any person authorised by the Commissioners to act as harbour master;

“the level of highwater” means the level of mean high-water springs;

“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plan;

“reference point” means Ordnance Survey National Grid reference point;

“the temporary causeway” means the temporary causeway authorised by article 4 below;

“tidal works” means so much of any of the works as are on, under or over tidal waters;

“Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond;

“the works” means the works authorised by this Order.

(2) All directions, distances, points and dimensions stated in any description of works, and the level of the new breakwater indicated on the deposited sections, shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such direction, distance, point, dimension, or such level.

(1)

1914 c. clv.