Article 15 Opening of bridge

The Council shall, whenever it considers it necessary or desirable so to do for the purpose of ensuring that the bridge shall be opened when reasonably required to permit navigation under the bridge, consult with such persons or bodies (or their representatives) as appear to it to be likely to wish from time to time to navigate under the bridge.

The Council shall post and maintain notices in the vicinity of the bridge stating the times when and periods during which the bridge may be opened for navigation and the steps which the master of a vessel shall take to ensure that the bridge is opened for the passage of his vessel.

When preparing the notices referred to in paragraph (2) above, the Council shall have regard to any representations made to it by the persons or bodies consulted pursuant to paragraph (1) above.