Article 7 Restriction of works and dredging
Subject to paragraph (4) below, no person other than the Commissioners shall
construct, alter, renew, or extend any works; or
dredge; on, under or over tidal waters or tidal land below the level of high water in the port unless he is licensed to do so, in the case of works by a works licence and in the case of dredging by a dredging licence, nor except upon the terms and conditions, if any, upon which the licence is granted and in accordance with plans, sections and particulars approved in pursuance of article 9 or, as the case may be, article 10 of this Order.
Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes this article shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
The Commissioners may by notice require a person who contravenes this article to remove, abate or rectify, within a reasonable time specified in the notice, any work, operation or omission to which the contravention relates, and to restore the site thereof to its former condition; and if that person fails to comply with the notice, the Commissioners may carry out the work so required and recover from him the cost of so doing.
Nothing in this article shall apply to
any operations or works specifically authorised by any enactment;
any operations or works of a statutory undertaker; or
the maintenance of the existing 18 inch and 12 inch water mains laid across the bed of the River Lune and belonging to Imperial Chemical Industries plc or their successors in title.