Paragraph 24 Construction of specified worksI1

Subject to paragraph 27, if by reason of the construction of any specified work or of the failure of any such work the efficiency of any drainage work for flood defence purposes is impaired, or that drainage work is otherwise damaged, such impairment or damage must be made good by the undertaker to the reasonable satisfaction of the drainage authority and if the undertaker fails to do so, the drainage authority may make good the impairment or damage and recover any expenditure reasonably incurred by the drainage authority in doing so from the undertaker.