SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

PART 8FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY

Discharges etc.

schedule 14 paragraph 102 + 102.—(1) The undertaker must not without the consent of the PLA exercise the powers conferred by article 19 (discharge of water) so as to—

schedule 14 paragraph 102 1 a + (a)deposit in or allow to fall or be washed into the river Thames any gravel, soil or other material;

schedule 14 paragraph 102 1 b + (b)discharge or allow to escape either directly or indirectly into the river Thames any offensive or injurious matter in suspension or otherwise; or

schedule 14 paragraph 102 1 c + (c)directly or indirectly discharge any water into the river Thames.

(2) Any consent of the PLA under this paragraph must not be unreasonably withheld but may be given subject to such terms and conditions as the PLA may reasonably impose.

(3) Any consent under this paragraph is deemed to have been given if it is neither given nor refused (or is refused but without an indication of the grounds for refusal) within 25 business days of the day on which the request for consent is submitted under sub-paragraph (1).

(4) The undertaker must not, in the exercise of the powers conferred by article 19, damage or interfere with the beds or banks of any watercourse forming part of the river Thames unless such damage or interference is approved as a specified work under this Order or is otherwise approved in writing by the PLA.