# The Leicestershire County Council (Ashby de la Zouch Canal Extension) Order 2005, Article 14: Power to abstract groundwater


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the undertaker may construct boreholes and wells and install such pumps and equipment as are required to provide a viable water supply suitable for the Canal and to supply sufficient water to the Canal for the needs of navigation.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall authorise the carrying out of any works, or the abstraction or discharge of water, except in accordance with the appropriate licence or consent granted by the Environment Agency.
(3) The undertaker may construct boreholes or wells only on land which is shown on the land plans or described in the book of reference.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2786/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leicestershire-county-council-ashby-de-la-zouch-canal-extension-order-2005/article-14
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