Article 10 Tidal works not to be executed without approval of Secretary of State
A tidal work shall not be constructed, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, replaced or relaid except in accordance with plans and sections approved by the Secretary of State and subject to any conditions and restrictions imposed by him before the work is begun.
Any request for the approval of the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) shall show how Schedule 2 has been complied with as respects the tidal works for which approval is being requested.
If a tidal work is constructed, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, replaced or relaid in contravention of paragraph (1) above or of any condition or restriction imposed under the said paragraph—
the Secretary of State may by notice in writing require the Company at their own expense to remove the tidal work or any part thereof and restore the site thereof to its former condition; and, if on the expiration of 30 days from the date when the notice is served upon the Company they have failed to take reasonable steps to comply with the requirements of the notice, the Secretary of State may execute the works specified in the notice; or
if it appears to the Secretary of State urgently necessary so to do, he may remove the tidal work, or part of it, and restore the site to its former condition;
and any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in so doing shall be recoverable from the Company.