Article 18 Works in the DocksI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Without prejudice to the other powers conferred by this Order or otherwise available to it, DLRL may within the designated area, for the purposes of or in connection with the construction, operation or maintenance of the authorised works and notwithstanding any interference thereby with any public or private rights—

(a)

construct, place, alter, relocate or replace any work or structure whether temporary or permanent;

(b)

close and de-water any part of the designated area and divert vessels and other craft from any part of the designated area;

(c)

use, appropriate and dispose of any materials obtained by it in carrying out any such operations;

(d)

remove or relocate any mooring;

(e)

remove and relocate any vessel or structure sunk, stranded or abandoned or moored or left (whether lawfully or not);

(f)

temporarily moor or anchor vessels and structures and load and unload into and from such vessels or structures equipment, machinery, soil and any other materials in connection with the authorised works; and

(g)

temporarily interfere with, occupy and use the bed, waters and dock walls within the designated area;

in such manner and to such extent as may appear to DLRL to be necessary or convenient.

(2)

Except in the case of emergency, DLRL will use its reasonable endeavours to notify the owner of any mooring and the owner or master of any vessel or structure affected by the proposal to exercise the powers of paragraph (1)(d) or (e) before the exercise of that power.

(3)

During any period of closure in accordance with paragraph (1)(b), all rights of navigation along, and obligations of the Board to maintain for navigation any waters within the designated area or part thereof so closed shall be suspended and unenforceable against the Board.

(4)

In this article—

“designated area” means that part of the Docks within the Order limits.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 18 in force at 25.11.2005, see art. 1