§ Limits of Solway District.
§ So much of the estuary known as the Solway Firth as lies to the east of a line drawn from the most projecting point of land south-east of Whitehill between Portling Bay and Portowarren Bay to the northern boundary of the parish and township of Seaton, in the County of Cumberland, including the foreshore and all rivers, creeks, and streams, and water as far as the tide flows and reflows, except so much of the Rivers Ellen, Waver, Wampool, Eden, Esk, Sark, Annan, Lochar, and Nith, and their estuaries, as lies above the following lines, namely:—
- As respects the River Ellen, a line across the river along the seaward side of the bridge in Station Street, Maryport;
- As respects the River Waver, a line across the river along the seaward side of the North British Railway bridge at Abbey Junction;
- As respects the River Wampool, a line across the river along the seaward side of the Solway Junction Railway bridge;
- As respects the Rivers Esk and Eden, a line across those rivers from the eastern side of the mouth of the River Sark, at Sark Foot, to Burgh Marsh Point;
- As respects the River Sark, a line across the river drawn true west from the southern extremity of the eastern bank of the river at Sark Foot;
- As respects the River Annan, a line across the river drawn true north from the lighthouse at Annan Foot;
- As respects the River Lochar, a line across the river drawn true east from the eastern extremity of the southern bank;
- As respects the River Nith, a line drawn from the eastern extremity of the southern bank of New Abbey Pow to Scar Point, in Dumfriesshire.
§ The said lines shall be more particularly delineated on a plan approved for the purposes of the Order by the Minister and the Fishery Board for Scotland, and shall be marked in such manner as may be prescribed by the Order.