# The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014, Paragraph 18: Abandoned or Decayed Works

Extent: E+W

(1) If any tidal work or any other work of which the undertaker is in possession in exercise of any of the powers of this order (being a work which is below mean high water level) is abandoned or falls into decay, the Authority may by notice in writing require the undertaker to take such reasonable steps as may be specified in the notice either—
(a) to repair or restore the work, or any part of it; or,
(b) to remove the work and (to such extent as the Authority reasonably requires) to restore the site of the work to its former condition.
(2) If any tidal work is in such condition that it is, or is likely to become, a danger to or an interference with navigation in the river, the Authority may by notice in writing require the undertaker to take such reasonable steps as may be specified in the notice either—
(a) to repair and restore the work or part of it; or
(b) if the undertaker so elects, to remove the tidal work and (to such extent as the Authority reasonably requires) to restore the site of the work to its former condition.
(3) If after such reasonable period as may be specified in a notice under this paragraph the undertaker has failed to begin taking steps to comply with the requirements of the notice, or after beginning has failed to make reasonably expeditious progress towards their implementation, the Authority may carry out the works specified in the notice and any expenditure reasonably incurred by it in so doing shall be recoverable from the undertaker.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2384/schedule/16/part/2/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/thames-water-utilities-limited-thames-tideway-tunnel-order-2014/schedule-16/part-2/paragraph-18
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