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MERCHANT SHIPPING
PILOTAGE
Made
5th October 1987
Laid before Parliament
16th October 1987
Coming into force
21st December 1987
Whereas the Shetland Islands Council has applied for a Pilotage Order in accordance with the Pilotage Orders (Applications) Regulations 1980(1); and whereas no objection to the application has been received:
Now therefore the Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Pilotage Act 1983(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Scalloway, Shetland, Pilotage Order 1987 and shall come into force on 21st December 1987.
2. In this Order:-
"the Authority" means the Shetland Islands Council;
"the pilotage district" means Scalloway, Shetland, Pilotage District.
3. There shall be a pilotage district to be known as the Scalloway, Shetland, Pilotage District, the limits of which shall be:-
(a)bounded in the north by the parallel of latitude 60°09'.34 N between the Mainland of Shetland and the south west extremity of Sanda Stour (latitude 60°09'.34 N longitude 001°22'.68 W);
(b)bounded on the west by a line drawn from the south west extremity of Sanda Stour as described via the rock in latitude 60°07'.75 N longitude 001°22'.78 W and thence to the north west extremity of Steggies (latitude 60°06'.49 N longitude 001°22'.39 W); and
(c)bounded in the south and east by a line drawn from the southern extremity of Steggies (latitude 60°06'.44 N longitude 001°22'.36 W) to the south western extremity of Pundsar (latitude 60°06'.06 N longitude 001°20'.60 W) and thence commencing in a northerly direction following the coastline of West Burra to the Burra/Trondra bridge (latitude 60°06'.35 N longitude 001°18'.51 W), thence along the northern side of the bridge to the island of Trondra, thence in a generally northerly and north easterly direction along the coast of Trondra to the Trondra/Mainland bridge (latitude 60°07'.78 N longitude 001°16'.30 W), thence along the northern side of the bridge to the Mainland of Shetland, and thence north along the coastline of Mainland to the point of origin.
4. The Pilotage Authority for the pilotage district shall be the Shetland Islands Council.
5. Pilotage shall not be compulsory within the pilotage district.
6. The Authority may acquire, own, hire, build, renew and maintain and work vessels for the purpose of this Order and may at their discretion either sell or exchange any such vessel.
7. Separate accounts shall be kept by the Authority of all monies received and expended by them in their capacity as pilotage authority.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David B. Mitchell
Minister of State,
Department of Transport
5th October 1987
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes the Scalloway, Shetland, pilotage district and provides for Shetland Islands Council to be the pilotage authority.
Pilotage will not be compulsory within the pilotage district.
S.I. 1980/1163.
