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This Order confers on the Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority (“the Authority”) as harbour authority for Dart Harbour and the harbour master (defined in article 2) powers of general and special direction for the regulation and management of the harbour (articles 3 to 9). The powers of general direction are extended to include the regulation of vehicles in the harbour and provision is made for a register of all in force general directions. This may be inspected during working hours at the main office of the Authority at 6 Oxford Street, Dartmouth TQ6 9AL and online at www.dartharbour.org (article 3).
The Order creates an offence of failing to comply with special or general directions, the penalty for which is a fine on summary conviction not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (article 7).
A defence of due diligence is available to a person charged under article 7 (article 7(2)).
The Order also amends section 48 (obstruction of harbour master and others) of the Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority 1975 (“the Act of 1975”) (article 14).
A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or the public sector is foreseen.
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