NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Portsmouth City Council the Applicant has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for a harbour revision order under section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964.

The proposed order would abolish the Portsmouth and Gosport Joint Board, which was last reconstituted under the Portsmouth Corporation Act 1920 and which governs the work of Watermen in Portsmouth Harbour. The licences granted to Watermen in Portsmouth Harbour which have been supervised by the Joint Board of Portsmouth City Council and Gosport Borough Council can now more effectively be granted and supervised by the Maritime Coastguard Agency as empowered by the Merchant Shipping (Inland Waterway and Limited Coastal Operations) (Boatmasters’ Qualifications and Hours of Work) Regulations 2006

The proposed order would not authorise the construction or alteration of a project or confer development consent. Accordingly, Council Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment does not apply to the proposals and no environmental statement has been supplied.

A copy of the draft order and accompanying documents is deposited at the offices of the Applicant at: Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth;. These may be inspected at all reasonable hours until the expiry of the forty-two day period referred to below.

The draft order and accompanying documents are also available for inspection at the offices of the MMO in Newcastle by appointment at the email address below or may be viewed on the MMO’s website at http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/licensing/public_register/harbour.htm

Any person desiring to make an objection or representation concerning the application should write to the Inshore Marine Licensing Team, Marine Management Organisation, Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7YH or email harbourorders@marinemanagement.org.uk. An objection or representation should:

• i be received before the expiry of a period of 42 days starting with the date at the foot of this notice;
• ii be made in writing quoting reference DC9462;
• iii state the grounds of the objection or representation;
• iv indicate who is making the objection or representation; and
• v give an address to which correspondence relating to the objection or representation may be sent.

The MMO will pass to the Applicant a copy of any objections and other representations received.

If an objection is duly made and not withdrawn then the MMO may cause an inquiry to be held. Any objections duly made and not withdrawn and any representations duly made will be considered before the MMO decides whether or not to make the order.

Dated: 24 May 2013

M Lawther

City Solicitor

Portsmouth City Council