art 2 Interpretation
In this Order — “the Act of 1847 ” means the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847 ; “the Act of 1863” means the Newhaven Harbour and Ouse Lower Navigation Improvement Act 1863 ; “the Act of 1878” means the Newhaven Harbour Improvement Act 1878 (as amended by the Newhaven Harbour Improvement Act 1882) ; “ the Company ” means Newhaven Port and Properties Limited; “general direction” means a direction given or proposed to be given under article 4; “the harbour” means Newhaven Harbour as comprised within the harbour limits, including the harbour premises; “the harbour limits” means the limits of the harbour specified in article 3; “the harbour master” means a person appointed as such by the Company, and includes his deputies and assistants, or another person for the time being authorised by the Company to act, either generally or for a specific purpose, in the capacity of harbour master; “the harbour premises” means the quays, piers, landing places and all other works, lands and buildings for the time being vested in, or occupied or administered by, the Company as part of their harbour undertaking; “the harbour undertaking” means the undertaking of the Company authorised by the Newhaven Harbour Acts and Orders 1863 to 2016; “the 1991 HRO” means the Sealink (Transfer of Newhaven Harbour) Harbour Revision Order 1991 ; “jet bike” means any personal watercraft propelled by a water-jet engine or other mechanical means of propulsion and steered either — by means of a handlebar operated linkage system (with or without a rudder at the stern); or by the person or persons riding the craft using their body weight for the purpose; or by a combination of the methods referred to in (a) and (b); “special direction” means a direction given or proposed to be given under article 7; “vessel” means a ship, boat, raft, pontoon or water craft of any description and includes non-displacement craft, jet bike, seaplane and any other thing constructed or adapted for floating on or being submersed in water (whether permanently or temporarily) and a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle, which in all cases is used or is capable of being used as a means of transportation, storage or access on or under the water; and “works” means the carrying out of an activity involving construction or the alteration, renewal, extension, breaking up or demolition of a structure or vessel or an engineering, mining or other operation.