The River ThamesE+W+S
Works in the riverE+W+S
14.—(1) Without affecting the other powers conferred by this Order or otherwise available to it, LUL may within the river area for the purposes of or in connection with the construction of the authorised works and despite any interference with any public or private rights—
(a)alter, clean, dismantle, refurbish, remove, relocate or replace any work or structure;
(b)carry out excavations and clearance, dredging, deepening, scouring, cleansing, dumping and pumping operations;
(c)use, appropriate, sell, deposit or otherwise dispose of any materials (including liquids but excluding any wreck within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1)) obtained by it in carrying out any such operations;
(d)remove or relocate any mooring;
(e)remove and relocate any vessel or structure sunk, stranded, abandoned, moored or left (whether lawfully or not);
(f)temporarily moor or anchor vessels and structures and load and unload into and from such vessels or structures equipment, machinery, soil and any other materials in connection with the construction of the authorised works;
(g)temporarily remove, alter, strengthen, interfere with, occupy and use the banks, bed, foreshore, waters and walls of the River Thames; and
(h)construct, place and maintain works and structures including piled fenders and protection piles,
in such manner and to such extent as may appear to it to be necessary or convenient.
(2) LUL may not exercise any of the powers conferred by paragraph (1)(h) in, on or over the land in the London Borough of Wandsworth numbered 10006 on the deposited plans without the prior consent of the Port of London Authority, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(3) Except in the case of an emergency, LUL must use its reasonable endeavours to notify the owner of any mooring and the owner or master of any vessel or structure affected by the proposal to exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (1)(d) or (e) before the exercise of those powers.
(4) A person may not without the consent in writing of LUL (which may be given subject to conditions)—
(a)use, for the purpose of landing or embarking persons or landing or loading goods from or into any vessel, any work constructed or used in connection with the authorised works; or
(b)remove, move or otherwise interfere with any work, machinery, apparatus, tools or other things in use or intended for use in constructing the authorised works.
(5) A person who without reasonable excuse contravenes paragraph (4), or fails to comply with any conditions attached to a consent given by LUL under that paragraph, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(6) The power to dredge conferred by paragraph (1)(b) includes the power to carry out such additional dredging as may be required to provide side slopes or otherwise secure the dredged area against siltation, scouring or collapse.
(7) No materials dredged up or removed by LUL in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1)(b) may be deposited except in accordance with a marine licence granted under Part 4 of the 2009 Act in any case where a marine licence is required by that Act.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 14 in force at 15.12.2014, see art. 1