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Thanks, I was annoyed that the article didn't cite the actual law in question, but the BBC comes in with "Port of London Thames Byelaws, clause 36.2"

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmlrx89jdv2o

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maratc a day ago | parent [-]

The BBC also didn't call it "ancient," which would be questionable considering that the law is from 2012.

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alexbilbie a day ago | parent [-]

Its an ancient practise, codified into law in 2012 when the regulatory framework was re-codified from multiple laws like Port of London Act 1908 as well as time immemorial acts like this.

	▲	gjm11 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Fun fact: in English law "time immemorial" has a very specific meaning: it means "any time before 1189". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_immemorial for more.
	▲	danans 16 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		According to the article the original practice is medieval, not ancient. It's colloquial usage of "ancient" as in "my car is ancient" is a bit odd.