- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
9.—(1) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Part of this Schedule, the Executive shall indemnify the Environment Agency from all claims, demands, proceedings, costs, damages or expenses or loss, which may be made or taken against, or recovered from or incurred by the Environment 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 works authorised by this Order 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, or results from, the construction of any of the works or any act or omission of the Executive, its contractors, agents or employees whilst engaged upon the work.
(2) The Environment Agency shall give to the Executive reasonable notice of any such claim or demand and no settlement or compromise thereof shall be made without the agreement of the Executive which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: