Part III Operation and Management
Operation of barrage
7 Power to operate barrage.
1
The Development Corporation shall have power to operate the barrage; and in this Act references to operating the barrage are references to—
a
opening or closing any lock gates, sluices or gates in the barrage,
b
controlling the flow of water in the fish passes in the barrage, or
c
managing any roadway, bridge or other structure or equipment forming part of the barrage.
2
The power conferred by subsection (1) above shall be exercised so as to safeguard and improve the environment and amenities of the inland bay.
3
Subsection (2) above shall not prevent the exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1) above in order—
a
to prevent or alleviate flooding or to meet any other emergency,
b
to ascertain the safest and most effective ways of using the barrage, to test its working or to train staff in its operation, or
c
to facilitate the construction, maintenance, alteration, replacement or re-laying of any works in or beside the inland bay.