Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973

Article 7(a).

SCHEDULE 2 N.I. DESCRIPTION OF DRAINAGE WORKS, ETC.

1.  Clearing of watercourses, whether natural or artificial, including— N.I.

(a) the removal of obstructions, including fallen or ingrowing trees, refuse or other material;

(b) the removal of shoals and cesses;

(c) the shaping, trimming and revetting of banks.

2.  Works in connection with watercourses, whether natural or artificial, and their feeders, including— N.I.

(a) the cleansing, widening, deepening, covering or otherwise improving of existing watercourses;

(b) the cutting of new drains where required;

(c) the raising and repairing of existing embankments, and the construction of new embankments;

(d) the sinking of pumping sumps;

(e) the construction and repairing of sluices or valves;

(f) the removal and disposal of old spoil banks.

3.  Works in connection with agricultural land, that is to say— N.I.

(a) the draining of farm roads and tracks;

(b) the clearing of watercourses on agricultural land in cases where, after the service of a notice under Schedule 5, the owner or occupier of the land fails or neglects to scour out and cleanse a watercourse.

4.  New construction, including— N.I.

(a) the diversion of watercourses, whether natural or artificial, and their feeders;

(b) the cutting through of “U” or “S” bends so as to straighten and shorten the channel;

(c) the construction of new watercourses, and of new outfall channels to existing main drains and their feeders;

(d) the reconstruction and improvement of bridges, locks, overflows, weirs, hatches and outfalls necessitating structural alterations;

(e) the reconstruction of damaged or inadequate bridges and culverts, and the substitution of new bridges and culverts therefor;

(f) the building of embankments and walls for the prevention of flooding or erosion;

(g) the formation of cattle water-places, sheep-dipping and other conveniences, the provision of which is calculated to minimise the risk of future damage to improved watercourses.

5.  Removal or alteration of artificial objects such as weirs, sluices, dams, sea defence works, etc. N.I.

6.  Sea defence works. N.I.

7.  Such other works or classes of works as may be considered by the Ministry to be analogous or ancillary to any classes of works described in this Schedule. N.I.