# Improvement Of Land Act 1864, Section 43: Rights of Commissioners of sewers saved.


Nothing in this Act contained shall take away, lessen, prejudice, or alter any of the rights, privileges, powers, or authorities vested in or to be discharged by any commissioners of sewers appointed by any commission under the Great Seal or under the seal of the Duchy of Lancaster, or in or by any other lawful commission of sewers, or the commissioners appointed under any local or private Acts of Parliament for sewers or drainage; nor shall any work be done which in any way interferes with any sewers, drains, or watercourses under the control of any commissioners of sewers; and no new sewers, drains, watercourses, or works of drainage shall be made or done under the powers of this Act within the district and jurisdiction of any such commissioners, unless the same be previously approved by those commissioners; and all such works shall be carried on and completed under the direction and control of the same commissioners and their officers; and all sewers, drains, watercourses, and works of drainage made under this Act within the district and jurisdiction of any commissioners of sewers shall be and remain subject in all respects to the jurisdiction of those commissioners; and whenever any works under this Act would intersect or interfere with any sewer, drain, or watercourse under the control of any such commissioners, the person or company executing the same shall, before any such works be made, construct such proper sewers or works of drainage, and also comply with such orders and regulations, as those commissioners shall require or make to guard against injury to the drainage of the district.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/27-28/114/section/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/improvement-of-land-act-1864/section-43
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