Power to dredge etc.
9.—(1) The Council may deepen, dredge and remove obstructions from the bed, foreshore and banks of, the Ouseburn—
(a)for the purposes of the construction, operation or maintenance, of the scheduled works; or
(b)for the purpose of facilitating the navigation of vessels; or
(c)for the purpose of ensuring the water level upstream of the scheduled works is always higher than the level of the bed of the Ouseburn.
(2) The powers conferred by this article shall only be exercisable with the prior written consent of the Port Authority, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(3) The Council shall pay compensation to all persons for any damage sustained by them by reason of the exercise by the Council of its powers under paragraph (1)(a) and the amount of the compensation to be paid, where not agreed, shall be determined by the tribunal.
(4) The Council may use, appropriate or sell or otherwise dispose of anything (other than wreck within the meaning of Part 9 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1)) removed in exercise of the power conferred in paragraph (1).