Section 15 Protection of the tunnel, etc.
United Kingdom
A person may not without the consent in writing of the Secretary of State (which may be given subject to conditions)—
use, for the purpose of landing or embarking persons or landing or loading goods from or into any vessel, the tunnel, any of the tunnel units, any tunnel approach works or any work constructed in pursuance of Schedule 2 to this Act;
interfere with the tunnel, any of the tunnel units or any tunnel approach works; or
remove, move or otherwise interfere with any such work or any machinery, apparatus, tools or other things in use or intended for use in constructing or carrying out the tunnel works or any tunnel maintenance works.
A person who without reasonable excuse contravenes subsection (1) above or fails to comply with any condition attached to a consent given by the Secretary of State under that subsection shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 of the standard scale F1. . ..
In this section “tunnel approach works” means works for providing access to the tunnel on either side of the Estuary.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 15(2) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group2.