Section 104(1)

References in this Part to controlled waters are references to waters of any of the following classes— and, accordingly, in this Part “coastal waters”, “controlled waters”, “ground waters”, “inland freshwaters” and “relevant territorial waters” have the meanings given by this subsection. 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; coastal waters, that is to say, any waters which are within the area which extends landward from those baselines as far as— together with the waters of any enclosed dock which adjoins waters within that area; the limit of the highest tide; or in the case of the waters of any relevant river or watercourse, the fresh-water limit of the river or watercourse, inland freshwaters, that is to say, the waters of any relevant lake or pond or of so much of any relevant river or watercourse as is above the fresh-water limit; ground waters, that is to say, any waters contained in underground strata;

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30