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15.—(1) A tidal work shall not be constructed, reconstructed, renewed, added to, extended, enlarged, altered, replaced or relaid except in accordance with plans and sections approved by the Secretary of State and subject to any conditions and restrictions imposed by him before the work is begun.
(2) If a tidal work is constructed, reconstructed, renewed, added to, extended, enlarged, altered, replaced or relaid in contravention of this article or of any condition or restriction imposed under this article–
(a)the Secretary of State may by notice in writing require the Company at their own expense to remove the tidal work or any part thereof and restore the site thereof to its former condition; and if, on the expiration of 30 days from the date when the notice is served upon the Company they have failed to comply with the requirements of the notice, the Secretary of State may execute the works specified in the notice; or
(b)if it appears to the Secretary of State urgently necessary so to do, he may remove the tidal work, or part of it, and restore the site to its former condition;
and any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in so doing shall be recoverable from the Company.
(3) The Company shall not apply to the Secretary of State for approval for any work for which a licence from the Board is required under section 20 of the Harwich Harbour Act 1974 as applied by article 11 or article 12 of this Order until they have applied to the Board for a works licence and the Board have notified them of their decision or, where there is an appeal under section 23 of that Act in respect of any decision given, or deemed to have been given, by the Board upon that application, the appeal has been dealt with.
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