Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 2020 and comes into force on 10th December 2020. Revocation of the Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 1999 2 The Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 1999 is revoked. Interpretation 3 In this Order— “the Act” means the Dockyard Ports Regulation Act 1865; “auxiliary” means a vessel in use for the purpose of supporting naval or military forces; “the dockyard port” means the dockyard port of Plymouth as described in Article 4; “local harbour authority” means any harbour authority within the meaning of section 57 of the Harbours Act 1964 that exercises any function in relation to any area within the dockyard port of Plymouth; “permission” means permission from the Queen’s Harbour Master, unless otherwise stated in this Order; “Queen’s Harbour Master” means the person appointed under the Act to be Queen’s harbour master for the dockyard port of Plymouth and any person having authority to act as Queen’s Harbour Master; “underway” in relation to a vessel means that such vessel is not at anchor, made fast to the shore, or aground; and “vessel” includes every description of watercraft, seaplane, non-displacement craft, submersibles, personal watercraft, sailboard, and craft of every kind however navigated, propelled or moved. Description of limits 4 1 For the purposes of the Act and this Order, the limits of the dockyard port are the waters so far as the tide flows north of the line for the time being shown on Admiralty charts joining the following points (datum WGS 84)— a Latitude 50˚18’.680N., Longitude 04˚13’.355W (Rame Head); b Latitude 50˚18’.032N., Longitude 04˚12’.561W (175˚ Rame Head Chapel 1.25 nautical miles); c Latitude 50˚19’.068N., Longitude 04˚07’.595W (Shag Stone); and d Latitude 50˚19’.068N., Longitude 04˚06’.783W (Haybrook Bay). 2 The limits of the dockyard port are drawn on the chart annexed to this Order. Permission 5 1 Unless otherwise stated in this Order, the Queen’s Harbour Master may— a determine the form of any permission granted under this Order; and b attach such conditions to any permission granted under this Order as he or she considers necessary for the protection and safe operation of the dockyard port. 2 The master of any vessel or any other person in the dockyard port to whom permission has been granted under this Order must comply with any condition attached to such permission. Regulations and Rules 6 Schedule 1 contains regulations for the purposes set out in section 5 of the Act. 7 Schedule 2 contains rules for the purposes set out in section 7 of the Act. Local harbour authorities 8 Where the Queen’s Harbour Master exercises a function under this Order in relation to commercial shipping traffic he or she must have regard to the functions and responsibilities of any local harbour authority, subject to any operational requirement connected to national defence. Penalties 9 1 A person is guilty of an offence if he or she— a infringes a regulation in Schedule 1; or b does not comply with a direction given under Schedule 1. 2 The master of a vessel is in addition guilty of an offence if— a the vessel infringes a regulation in Schedule 1; or b he or she fails to prevent a member of the vessel’s crew or a passenger on the vessel committing an offence under paragraph (1). 3 A person guilty of an offence under paragraphs (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction in England and Wales to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. Richard Tilbrook Clerk of the Privy Council