# Improvement Of Land Act 1864, Section 77: Admiralty may remove works abandoned or fallen into decay.

Extent: E+W+S

If any embankment or work constructed under the powers of this Act in, under, over, through, or across any tidal water or navigable river, or if any portion of any embankment or work which affects or may affect any such water or river, or the access thereto, shall be abandoned, or suffered to fall into disuse or decay, it shall be lawful for the Admiralty or the Board of Trade, as the case may require, to abate and remove the same, or such part or parts thereof as he or they may at any time or times deem fit and proper, and to restore the site thereof to its former condition, at the cost and charge of the landowner, . . ..

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/27-28/114/section/77 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/improvement-of-land-act-1864/section-77
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