Paragraph 19 Survey of riverbedI1

Before the commencement of construction of the first tidal work, and any subsequent tidal work, to be constructed following approval under article 17 (tidal works not to be executed without approval of Secretary of State), the Tees Port Authority may, at the undertaker’s reasonable expense, carry out a survey of such parts of the river within the Order limits as might be affected by sedimentation, scouring, currents or wave action that might result from the construction of such of the authorised development as would constitute tidal works if it were to be constructed, for the purposes of establishing the condition of the river at that time.

The Tees Port Authority may carry out such surveys of the river within the Order limits as are reasonably required during the construction of any tidal work to ascertain the effect of that tidal work on the river and the Tees Port Authority must make available to the undertaker the results of any such survey in electronic and paper format.

After completion of—

the Tees Port Authority may, at the undertaker’s reasonable expense, carry out a further survey of the parts of the river within the Order limits which were surveyed prior to the construction of that work, or as the case may be a survey of the completed tidal works as so constructed, for the purpose of establishing the condition of the river and the effect that the tidal work is, or as the case may be the tidal works are, having on navigation, the flow and the regime of the river and the exercise of the Tees Port Authority’s functions.