Coast Protection Act, 1963

Powers conferred by order confirming scheme.

11.—(1) Where an order confirming a coast protection scheme has been made under this Act, the order shall operate to confer upon the Commissioners power—

(a) to construct, execute and complete the works specified in the scheme with such additions, omissions, variations and deviations as may be found necessary in the course of the work,

(b) to enter on any land and there do all such acts and things as may be necessary for or incidental to the construction, execution or completion of the said works with such additions, omissions, variations and deviations as aforesaid,

(c) to acquire compulsorily the several lands, easements, fisheries, water-rights, navigation-rights and other rights proposed in the scheme to be so acquired, and, if the Commissioners think fit so to do, to enter on any such lands or exercise any of such easements, fisheries, water-rights, navigation-rights and other rights before the conveyance or ascertainment of price of such lands, easements or rights,

(d) to interfere substantially with any land proposed in the scheme to be so interfered with and, if the Commissioners so think fit, to enter on and so interfere with such land before any ascertainment of compensation in respect thereof,

(e) to restrict, terminate or otherwise interfere with any easements, fisheries, water-rights, navigation-rights or other rights proposed in the scheme to be compulsorily restricted, terminated or interfered with, and to divert, remove or otherwise interfere with any roads or bridges proposed in the scheme to be diverted, removed or interfered with and, if the Commissioners so think fit, to do any of the things aforesaid before any ascertainment of compensation in respect thereof,

(f) to employ contractors to execute all or any part of the said works, and

(g) to do all such other acts and things as, in the opinion of the Commissioners, may be necessary or proper for or incidental to the due carrying out of the scheme and are not specifically provided for by this Act.

(2) As respects contractors such as are referred to in paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section, the order confirming the coast protection scheme shall also operate to confer upon them such of the powers specified in that subsection as may be appropriate for the purposes of their contract.