SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

PART 13 FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD

Interpretation
137. (1) Subject to sub–-paragraph (2), any specified work, and all protective works required by the Board under paragraph 136, must be constructed—
(a) without unreasonable delay in accordance with the plans approved or deemed to have been approved or settled under this Part; and
(b) to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board, and an officer of the Board is entitled to give such notice as may be reasonably required in the circumstances to watch and inspect the construction of such works.
(2) The undertaker must give to the Board—
(a) not less than 14 days’ notice in writing of its intention to commence construction of any specified work; and
(b) notice in writing of its completion not later than 7 days after the date on which it or the authorised development is brought into use.
(3) If the Board reasonably requires, the undertaker must construct all or part of the protective works so that they are in place before the construction of the specified work.
(4) If any part of a specified work or any protective work required by the Board is constructed otherwise than in accordance with the requirements of this Part of this Schedule, the Board may by notice in writing require the undertaker at the undertaker’s expense to comply with the requirements of this Part of this Schedule or (if the undertaker so elects and the Board in writing consents, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to remove, alter or pull down the work and, where removal is required, to restore the site to its former condition to such extent and within such limits as the Board reasonably requires.
(5) Subject to sub-paragraph (6), if within a reasonable period, being not less than 28 days from the date when a notice under sub-paragraph (4) is served on the undertaker, the undertaker has failed to begin taking steps to comply with the requirements of the notice and subsequently to make reasonably expeditious progress towards their implementation, the Board may execute the works specified in the notice, and any expenditure reasonably incurred by it in so doing is recoverable from the undertaker
(6) In the event of any dispute as to whether sub-paragraph (4) is properly applicable to any work in respect of which notice has been served under that sub-paragraph, or as to the reasonableness of any requirement of such a notice, the Board must not except in emergency exercise the powers conferred by sub-paragraph (4) until the dispute has been finally resolved by agreement or determined under paragraph 143.