Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

A port is one or more areas of land or water, or land and water, (including any buildings, installations or equipment situated in or on the land or water, or land and water) intended for use either wholly or partly in connection with one or more of the following:

the movement, loading, unloading, maintenance or provisioning of ships;

the movement of goods that have been, or are intended to be, transported by ship;

the storage of goods that have been, or are intended to be, transported by ship;

the loading of goods that have been transported by ship on to another mode of transport;

the unloading of goods that are intended to be transported by ship from another mode of transport;

any other activity or thing that is critical to ensuring the security and reliability of an activity mentioned in any of the above paragraphs.

A port includes:

areas of water, between the land of the port and the open waters outside the port, intended for use by ships to gain access to loading, unloading or other land‑based facilities; and

areas of open water intended for anchoring or otherwise holding ships before they enter areas of water described in paragraph (a); and

areas of open water between the areas of water described in paragraphs (a) and (b).