SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 14PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
PART 8FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY
Survey of the river Thames riverbed
schedule 14 paragraph 107 107.—(1) The PLA may, at the undertaker’s expense (such expense to be that which is reasonably incurred), carry out a survey (or externally procure the carrying out of a survey) for the purpose of establishing the condition of the river Thames—
schedule 14 paragraph 107 1 a (a)before the commencement of construction of the first specified work below the level of mean high water to be constructed following approval under paragraph 98 (approval of detailed design (excluding the tunnelling works));
schedule 14 paragraph 107 1 b (b)before the commencement of construction of any other specified work, or the carrying out of any other specified function, approved under paragraph 98;
schedule 14 paragraph 107 1 c (c)during the construction of any specified work, or the carrying out of any specified function, as is reasonably required; and
schedule 14 paragraph 107 1 d (d)after completion of, respectively—
schedule 14 paragraph 107 1 d i (i)any specified work and the exercise of all related specified functions; and
schedule 14 paragraph 107 1 d ii (ii)all the specified works constructed and specified functions carried out under this Order in relation to such construction,
of such parts of the river Thames as might be affected by sedimentation, scouring, currents, wave action or other material change to the riverbed that might result from the construction of the relevant specified work, or the carrying out of a specified function as would, if it were to be constructed or carried out, constitute specified works, or give rise to operations, below the level of mean high water.
(2) The PLA must make available to the undertaker the results of any survey carried out under this paragraph, such results to be provided to the undertaker within 20 business days from the undertaker’s request.
(3) The PLA must not under this paragraph carry out a survey of any part of the river Thames in respect of which the undertaker has provided to the PLA survey material which the PLA is satisfied establishes the condition of the river Thames, and in the case of a survey under sub-paragraph (1)(c), the effect of the specified works and the specified functions.
(4) A survey carried out under this paragraph is the property of the PLA.