Typographical Errors Corrected in Dorset Harbour Order

Published: Tue 14th Apr 26

Corrected two typographical errors in The Lyme Regis, Bridport (West Bay) and Weymouth Harbour Revision Order 2026 regarding the terms 'principle'/'principal' and the place name 'Reis'/'Regis'.

This statutory instrument correction notice amends The Lyme Regis, Bridport (West Bay) and Weymouth Harbour Revision Order 2026 by correcting two specific typographical errors identified on pages 10 and 28 of the original document, ensuring that the roles of 'principle' and 'principal' are correctly stated, and correcting a place name reference from 'Reis' to 'Regis'.

Arguments For

Ensuring legal accuracy by correcting transcription errors in the published statutory instrument.
Maintaining clarity and precision in the legal documentation governing the specified harbours (Lyme Regis, Bridport (West Bay), and Weymouth).
Upholding the integrity of the statute book by rectifying minor, yet potentially significant, textual mistakes before further implementation or interpretation.

Arguments Against

The correction process itself suggests a lack of rigorous initial proofreading of important statutory instruments.
The corrections are minor typographical errors, implying that the core substance of the Harbour Revision Order remains the primary focus, potentially overshadowing the need for such detailed error spotting for non-substantive changes.
The need to issue a formal correction note adds minor administrative overhead to the legal publication system.

S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S

2026 No. 62

HARBOURS, DOCKS, PIERS AND FERRIES

The Lyme Regis, Bridport (West Bay) and Weymouth Harbour Revision Order 2026

ISBN 978-0-34-827888-0

CORRECTION

Page 10, article 9(3)(c): 'principle' should read 'principal'; and

Page 28, article 54(13)(d): 'Reis' should read 'Regis'.

April 2026

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE LIMITED under the authority and superintendence of Saul Nassé, Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office and King's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

This document is a formal correction note issued for Statutory Instrument 2026 No. 62, titled 'The Lyme Regis, Bridport (West Bay) and Weymouth Harbour Revision Order 2026'.

It falls under the legal category relating to Harbours, Docks, Piers, and Ferries, and was officially published in April 2026.

The correction specifically addresses two errors found in the main Order.

First, on page 10, in article 9(3)(c), the word 'principle' must be officially replaced with 'principal'.

Second, on page 28, in article 54(13)(d), the spelling 'Reis' must be corrected to 'Regis'.

The document confirms its official printing and publication details by the Stationery Office under the authority of the King's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

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