Dundalk Harbour and Port Act, 1925

No jetties, etc., to be erected unless authorised by the Commissioners and by the Minister for Industry and Commerce.

76.—It shall not be lawful for any person unless duly authorised by the Commissioners and by the Minister for Industry and Commerce to erect any groins, jetties, buildings or other works within the port and harbour which may in any way reduce the superficial area of the waters thereof or impede or obstruct the free navigation or entrance of the harbours within or adjoining the same or interfere in any way with the free flux and reflux of the tides or diminish the quantity of the tidal waters flowing in or out of the pert or to the said harbours or make any other encroachments whatsoever which may impede or obstruct the free navigation or passage of or to such harbours without the consent of the Commissioners and of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, or do any act whereby the port or the said harbours or the free use and entrance or navigation of same respectively may in any wise be prejudiced; and it shall be lawful for the Commissioners from time to time as occasion may require to take away and remove or prevent any obstruction which may in any manner impede the navigation of the waters of the port and harbour.