Paragraph 16 I1

Not less than 56 days before commencing the construction of any tidal work the Company shall supply to the Authority plans of that work—

give immediate notice of that work to the Authority; and

submit plans of that work to the Authority as soon as reasonably practicable after its commencement.

Whenever plans are submitted to the Authority under sub-paragraph (1) the Company shall also submit such further particulars by way of clarification of what is proposed as the Authority may, within 21 days from the day on which the plans are submitted under this paragraph, reasonably require.

The Authority may approve plans submitted to it in accordance with this Part of this Schedule or may disapprove them or approve them subject to conditions and, if the Authority does not within 56 days of the submission to it of—

notify the Company in writing of its approval of those plans (with or without conditions), or its disapproval of those plans, the Authority shall be deemed to have approved the plans.

Tidal works shall not be constructed except in accordance with such plans as may have been approved (with or without conditions) by the Authority under this Part of this Schedule or deemed to have been approved in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) or settled as provided in paragraph 21.

The Company shall give to the Authority not less than 28 days’ notice of the commencement of any tidal work.

Plans of a tidal work shall not be submitted by the Company to the Secretary of State for approval under section 11 (tidal works not to be executed without approval of Secretary of State) of the 1983 Act until plans of that work have been approved by the Authority or deemed to have been approved in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) or settled as provided in paragraph 21; and if, on the submission of plans to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State requires the alteration of the plans of any work so approved or settled, the Company shall, not less than 28 days before commencing the work, notify the Authority of the alteration.

Subject to sub-paragraph (6), if there is any inconsistency between the plans of any tidal work approved or deemed to be approved under this paragraph or settled as provided in paragraph 21 and the plans approved by the Secretary of State under section 11 of the 1983 Act, the work shall be constructed in accordance with the plans approved by the Secretary of State.

The exercise by the Company of the powers of article 6 for the purpose of improving access to and from any work shall not, for the purpose of section 19 (restriction on works, dredging and moorings) of the Harwich Harbour Act 1974, be taken to be specifically authorised by any enactment.