Paragraph 29 Free passage of fishI1

The undertaker must during the construction of any specified work take all such measures as may be reasonably practicable to prevent any interruption of the free passage of fish in the fishery by reason of the construction of the specified work in question.

If by reason of—

damage to the fishery is caused, or the Agency has reason to expect that such damage may be caused, the Agency may serve notice on the undertaker requiring it to take such steps as may be reasonably practicable to make good the damage or, as the case may be, to protect the fishery against such damage.

If within such time as may be reasonably practicable for that purpose after the receipt of written notice from the Agency of any damage or expected damage to a fishery, the undertaker fails to take such steps as are described in sub-paragraph (2), the Agency may take those steps and any expenditure properly and reasonably incurred by the Agency in so doing is recoverable from the undertaker.

In any case where immediate action by the Agency is reasonably required in order to secure that the risk of damage to the fishery is avoided or reduced, the Agency may take such steps as are reasonable for the purpose, and may recover from the undertaker any expenditure properly and reasonably incurred in so doing provided that notice specifying those steps is served on the undertaker as soon as reasonably practicable after the Agency has taken, or commenced taking, the steps specified in the notice.