# The Land Drainage Improvement Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988, Regulation 9: Enforcement


(1) If a drainage body carries out improvement works —
(a) without first observing the requirements of these Regulations; or
(b) without the consent of the appropriate Minister under regulation 8(5) above where a proposal is referred to that Minister under regulation 8(3), or in breach of a condition of such a consent,
the appropriate Minister may apply to the Court for an order requiring that the drainage body shall not proceed with the works and shall remove any works already carried out and reinstate the site.
(2) An order made pursuant to paragraph (1) above may provide that, if the drainage body fails to comply with the order within a specified period, the appropriate Minister may remove the works and reinstate the site himself and recover the reasonable costs and expenses of doing so from the drainage body as a debt due from that body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1217/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-drainage-improvement-works-assessment-of-environmental-effects-regulations-1988/regulation-9
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