Shannon Navigation Act, 1839

Commissioners may abate Nuisances.

XXII. And be it enacted, That in Case any such Mill, Milldam, Weir, Watercourse, or any Part thereof, or other Matter or Thing shall be so decidedas aforesaid to be a Nuisance, or in any other respect illegal, it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, their Agents and Servants, without paying therefor any Sum of Money whatsoever, to enter upon, abate, pull down, destroy or diminish the same, or use the same, in such Manner as to the said Commissioners shall seem most expedient for the due Execution of this Act, and they and each of them are hereby saved harmless and indemnified for any Matter or Thing which shall be done by them, or any of them, to or with respect to any such Mill, Milldam, Weir, Watercourse, or any other Matter or Thing as aforesaid.