Article 12 Power to dredge

The Company may from time to time deepen, dredge, scour, cleanse and improve the bed of the sea and foreshore adjoining or near to the authorised works for the purpose of affording uninterrupted means of access thereto or the accommodation of vessels within the harbour.

All materials dredged up or removed by the Company in exercise of the powers of this article shall be the property of the Company and may be used, sold, deposited or otherwise disposed of as the Company think fit:

• Provided that no such materials shall be laid down or deposited in any place below the level of high water otherwise than in such position and under such conditions and restrictions as may be approved or prescribed by the Secretary of State.