104 Meaning of “controlled waters” etc in Part III
Water Resources Act 1991 (1991 c 57) | Legislation

104  Meaning of “controlled waters” etc in Part III

(1)     References in this Part to controlled waters are references to waters of any of the following classes—

(a)     relevant territorial waters, that is to say, subject to subsection (4) below, the waters which extend seaward for three miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to England and Wales is measured;

(b)     coastal waters, that is to say, any waters which are within the area which extends landward from those baselines as far as—

(a)     the limit of the highest tide; or

(b)     in the case of the waters of any relevant river or watercourse, the fresh-water limit of the river or watercourse,

together with the waters of any enclosed dock which adjoins waters within that area;

(c)     inland freshwaters, that is to say, the waters of any relevant lake or pond

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