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- ↑ Department for Transport (August 2015). "Guidance on Harbour Closure Orders and Pilotage Function Removal Orders" (PDF).
- ↑ "The Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Harbour Commissioners (Removal of Pilotage Functions) Order 2015". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Scarborough Borough Council (Removal of Pilotage Functions) Order 2021" (PDF).
- "Review of the Pilotage Act 1987" (DETR, 1998) - Appendix C: List of competent harbour authorities