# Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970, Paragraph 4


(1) An appropriate department may cause a survey and examination to be made—
(a) of any tidal work; and
(b) of the land upon which it is proposed to construct any such work.
(2) Where an appropriate department incurs any expenditure in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1), it may recover the amount of that expenditure from the local harbour authority which proposes to construct, alter or extend the work in question as if it were a debt due under a contract.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1970/1/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/harbours-act-northern-ireland-1970/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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