Barrow Drainage Act, 1927

Carrying out of scheme by the Commissioners.

7.—When an order has been made by the Minister for Finance under this Act confirming the scheme the Commissioners shall proceed to carry out the scheme and for that purpose the order shall operate to confer on the Commissioners power—

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

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

(c) to acquire compulsorily the several lands and premises, easements, water-rights, and other rights proposed in the scheme to be compulsorily acquired, and, if the Commissioners think fit so to do, to enter on any such lands or premises or exercise any of such easements, water-rights, and other rights at any time after the service on the reputed proprietor or owner, and the rated or other occupier of such lands or premises, easement, water-right or other right of the notice required by this Act to be served on such proprietor, owner and occupier by the Commissioners after the confirmation of the scheme by the Minister for Finance and notwithstanding that the conveyance of such lands, premises, easement, or right has not been executed or the price thereof ascertained at the time of such entry or exercise, and

(d) to restrict, terminate, or otherwise interfere with any easements, water-rights, or other rights proposed in the scheme to be compulsorily restricted, terminated or otherwise interfered with, and to divert, remove, or otherwise interfere with any railways, navigations, roads, or bridges proposed in the scheme to be diverted, removed, or otherwise interfered with, and, if the Commissioners so think fit, to do any of the things aforesaid at any time after the service on the reputed proprietor or owner of such easements, water-rights or other rights or on the person owning such railways or navigations or on the local authority charged with the maintenance of such roads or bridges (as the case may be) of the notice required by this Act to be served on such reputed proprietor or owner or such person or such local authority (as the case may be) by the Commissioners after the confirmation of the scheme by the Minister for Finance and notwithstanding that no conveyance has been executed or compensation ascertained or paid in respect thereof, and

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