Paragraph 27 Agency accessI1

If by reason of the construction of any specified work or the failure of any such work, the Agency’s access to flood defences or equipment maintained for flood defence purposes is materially obstructed, the undertaker must notify the Agency as soon as reasonably practicable and provide suitable alternative means of access that will allow the Agency to maintain the flood defence or use the equipment no less effectively than was possible before the obstruction occurred and such alternative access must be made available as soon as reasonably practicable after the undertaker becomes aware of such obstruction, except in the case of an emergency in which case the undertaker must provide such alternative means of access in accordance with protocols for emergency access approved under paragraph 20.

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Great Breach Pumping Station is considered to be equipment maintained for flood defence purposes.

Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) prevents the Agency from utilising its statutory powers.