{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/channel-tunnel-act-1987/schedule-7/part-IV/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/53",
  "legislation_title": "Channel Tunnel Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/channel-tunnel-act-1987",
  "path": "schedule/7/part/IV/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Before commencing to construct any of the specified works the Concessionaires shall submit to the Harbour Board for their reasonable approval proper and sufficient plans of that work and such work shall not be constructed otherwise than in accordance with such plans as may be reasonably approved in writing by the principal engineer of the Harbour Board and subject to such conditions as he may reasonably require so as to avoid so far as practicable any interference with navigation in Dover Harbour or in the approaches thereto and any damage to the works forming part of the Harbour Board’s undertaking, or in accordance with such plans and subject to such conditions as may be determined under paragraph 10 below.\n(2) In the event of the principal engineer of the Harbour Board failing to express his disapproval of any plans within one month after such plans have been delivered to the Harbour Board in pursuance of this paragraph, he shall be deemed to have approved the plans as submitted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/53/schedule/7/part/IV/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:51:20.395460+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."
}