Article 18 Control of certain operations and works of statutory undertakers

This article applies to any operations or works in the harbour of a statutory undertaker on, under or over tidal waters or tidal land below the level of high water, not being operations or works which are specifically authorised by any enactment.

Subject to paragraph (3) below, a statutory undertaker shall not carry out any operations or works to which this article applies unless it has given notice of its intention to do so to the Trustees and has supplied the Trustees with such particulars as they may reasonably require.

Where, in an emergency, it is impracticable to give notice as required by paragraph (2) above, the statutory undertaker shall inform the Trustees of the operations or works as soon as reasonably practicable.

Any operations or works to which this article applies shall be carried out subject to any directions which may from time to time be given by the Trustees to the statutory undertaker, being directions for the avoidance of danger and the prevention, so far as possible, of interference with navigation in the carrying out of such operations or works.

Any person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this article shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.