# The Borough of Poole (Poole Harbour Opening Bridges) Order 2006, Article 38: Removal of obstructions


(1) If any obstruction is caused to the operation of opening or closing the bridges by any object being left on the bridges, the person in charge of the object shall remove it forthwith; and if he fails to do so the Council may take all reasonable steps to remove the obstruction and may recover the expenses reasonably incurred in doing so from—
(a) any person by whom the object was put or left so as to become an obstruction to the operation of the bridges; or
(b) any person who was the owner of the object at that time unless he shows that he was not, at that time, concerned in or aware of the object being so put or left.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any obstruction to passage over any part of the bridges which forms part of a highway which shall be subject to proceedings under either section 137 or 149 of the 1980 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2310/article/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/borough-of-poole-poole-harbour-opening-bridges-order-2006/article-38
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