# The Portland Harbour Revision Order 2010, Article 12: Abatement of works abandoned or decayed


(1) Where a tidal work is abandoned or suffered to fall into decay, the Secretary of State may by notice in writing require the Company at its own expense either to repair and restore the work or any part of it, or to remove the work and restore its site to its former condition, to such an extent and within such limits as the Secretary of State thinks proper.
(2) Where an authorised work consisting—
(a) partly of a tidal work, and
(b) partly of works on or over land above the level of high water,
is abandoned or suffered to fall into decay and the works mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) are in such condition as to interfere or to cause reasonable apprehension that they may interfere with the right of navigation or other public rights over the foreshore, the Secretary of State may include those works, or any portion thereof, in any notice under paragraph (1).
(3) If, on the expiration of 30 days from the date when a notice under this article is served upon the Company, it has failed to comply with the requirements of the notice, the Secretary of State may execute the works specified in the notice and any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in so doing shall be recoverable from the Company.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/703/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/portland-harbour-revision-order-2010/article-12
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