The Port of Southampton Harbour Revision Order 2025
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2 Interpretation
In this Order— “the 1847 Act” means the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 as incorporated by section 17 of the Southampton Harbour Act 1863(8 & 9 Vict c.18 and 10 & 11 Vict. cc.16 & 27 incorporated) in relation to its application to the Port; “the 1887 Act” means the Southampton Harbour Act 1887; “the 1939 Act” means the Southampton Harbour Act 1939; “A.B. Ports” means Associated British Ports; “ashore” means all those parts of the Port which are not constituted of land covered by water at the level of low water; “direction” means a general direction or a special direction; “dock estate” has the meaning given to it in section 5A of the 1887 Act (definition of the dock estate); “general direction” means a direction made under article 5 of this Order or a direction made under section 52 of the 1847 Act (powers of harbour, dock, or pier master) which in accordance with section 12 of the 1939 Act (directions of harbour-master) is of general application; “the harbour master” means the harbour master appointed by A.B. Ports at the Port and includes any deputies or assistants of the harbour master; “hovercraft” means a vehicle which is designed to be supported when in motion wholly or partly by air expelled from the vehicle to form a cushion of which the boundaries include the ground, water or other surface beneath the vehicle; “the level of low water” means the level of mean low-water spring tides; “the Port” means the Port of Southampton as defined in section 5 of the 1887 Act (defining the port) as that section has effect in accordance with section 16 of the British Transport Docks Act 1972 (extension of limits of Port of Southampton, etc.), and excluding the navigation as defined in that section; “special direction” means a direction made under article 6 of this Order (additional power to make special directions) or section 52 of the 1847 Act which applies to a particular vessel or person; “Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond; “vehicle” means any vehicle propelled on rails, any machinery on wheels or caterpillar tracks, trailers, caravans, bicycles, and mobile homes and includes a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle; “vessel” includes a ship, boat, houseboat, raft or craft of any description, however propelled or moved, and includes non-displacement craft, watercraft, a seaplane on the surface of the water, a hydrofoil vessel, a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle and any other thing constructed or adapted for floating on or being submersed in water (whether permanently or temporarily); “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 Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
2 Interpretation
In this Order— “the 1847 Act” means the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 as incorporated by section 17 of the Southampton Harbour Act 1863(8 & 9 Vict c.18 and 10 & 11 Vict. cc.16 & 27 incorporated) in relation to its application to the Port; “the 1887 Act” means the Southampton Harbour Act 1887; “the 1939 Act” means the Southampton Harbour Act 1939; “A.B. Ports” means Associated British Ports; “ashore” means all those parts of the Port which are not constituted of land covered by water at the level of low water; “direction” means a general direction or a special direction; “dock estate” has the meaning given to it in section 5A of the 1887 Act (definition of the dock estate); “general direction” means a direction made under article 5 of this Order or a direction made under section 52 of the 1847 Act (powers of harbour, dock, or pier master) which in accordance with section 12 of the 1939 Act (directions of harbour-master) is of general application; “the harbour master” means the harbour master appointed by A.B. Ports at the Port and includes any deputies or assistants of the harbour master; “hovercraft” means a vehicle which is designed to be supported when in motion wholly or partly by air expelled from the vehicle to form a cushion of which the boundaries include the ground, water or other surface beneath the vehicle; “the level of low water” means the level of mean low-water spring tides; “the Port” means the Port of Southampton as defined in section 5 of the 1887 Act (defining the port) as that section has effect in accordance with section 16 of the British Transport Docks Act 1972 (extension of limits of Port of Southampton, etc.), and excluding the navigation as defined in that section; “special direction” means a direction made under article 6 of this Order (additional power to make special directions) or section 52 of the 1847 Act which applies to a particular vessel or person; “Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond; “vehicle” means any vehicle propelled on rails, any machinery on wheels or caterpillar tracks, trailers, caravans, bicycles, and mobile homes and includes a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle; “vessel” includes a ship, boat, houseboat, raft or craft of any description, however propelled or moved, and includes non-displacement craft, watercraft, a seaplane on the surface of the water, a hydrofoil vessel, a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle and any other thing constructed or adapted for floating on or being submersed in water (whether permanently or temporarily); “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 Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
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