EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made on the application of the Blyth Harbour Commissioners, extends the limits of the harbour within which Blyth Harbour Commissioners exercise jurisdiction as the statutory harbour authority at Blyth Harbour to include Ash Barge Dock (article 3) which is shown on the Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan referred to in article 2.

The Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan referred to in article 2 may be inspected during working hours at the office of the Marine Management Organisation, Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YH and at the offices of the Blyth Harbour Commissioners at Commissioners House, Wensleydale Terrace, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3DY. It is also available for inspection on the Blyth Harbour Commissioners website https://portofblyth.co.uk/download/17413/?tmstv=1729175888.

This Order also provides a saving for Trinity House (article 4) and Crown Rights (article 5).

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as there is no, or no significant, impact predicted on businesses, charities, voluntary bodies or the public sector.

An Explanatory Memorandum together with a copy of the Ash Barge Dock Limits Plan, is available alongside this instrument on the UK legislation website www.legislation.gov.uk.