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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-poole-poole-harbour-opening-bridges-order-2006/article-33",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2310",
  "legislation_title": "The Borough of Poole (Poole Harbour Opening Bridges) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-poole-poole-harbour-opening-bridges-order-2006",
  "path": "article/33",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Abatement of works abandoned or decayed",
  "text": "(1) Where a tidal work is abandoned, or suffered to fall into decay, the Secretary of State or the Commissioners may by notice in writing require the Council at its own expense either to repair and restore the work or to remove the work and restore the site thereof to its former condition, to such an extent and within such limits as either of them thinks fit.\n(2) Where—\n(a) a work consisting partly of a tidal work and partly of works on or over land above the level of high water is abandoned or suffered to fall into decay, and\n(b) that part of the work on or over land above the level of high water is in such a condition as to interfere, or to cause reasonable apprehension that it may interfere, with the right of navigation or other public rights over the foreshore,\nthe Secretary of State or the Commissioners may include that part of the work, or any portion thereof, in any notice under paragraph (1).\n(3) If, at the end of 30 days from the date when a notice under this article is served upon the Council, it has failed to comply with the requirements of the notice, the Secretary of State or the Commissioners may execute the work specified in the notice and any expenditure incurred by either of them in so doing shall be recoverable from the Council.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2310/article/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:22:49.175185+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}