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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

PART 6PROTECTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

82.—(1) Without affecting the other provisions of this Part of this Schedule, the Council must indemnify the Agency from all claims, demands, proceedings, costs, damages, expenses or loss, which may be made or taken against, recovered from, or incurred by, the Agency by reason of—

(a)any damage to any drainage work so as to impair its efficiency for the purposes of flood defence;

(b)any damage to the fishery;

(c)any raising or lowering of the water table in land adjoining the authorised works or any sewers, drains and watercourses;

(d)any flooding or increased flooding of any such lands; or

(e)inadequate water quality in any watercourse or other surface waters or in any groundwater,

which is caused by the construction of any of the specified works or any act or omission of the Council, its contractors, agents or employees whilst engaged upon the work.

(2) The Agency must give to the Council reasonable notice of any such claim or demand and no settlement or compromise may be made without the agreement of the Council which agreement must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.