LOUGH NEAGH AND LOWER BANN DRAINAGE AND NAVIGATION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955

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LOUGH NEAGH AND LOWER BANN DRAINAGE AND NAVIGATION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955 - SECT 11

Offences.

11.(1) Every person who

(a)dredges sand, gravel, soil or any other substance within one hundred yards
of any work constructed or maintained by the Ministry ... under this Act, or
who pulls down, removes or injures any such work; or

(b)moors any vessel to or at any such work otherwise than to a post or ring
specially provided by the Ministry for the mooring of vessels; or

(c)wilfully obstructs any officer or servant of the Ministry in the exercise
of any powers or the performance of any duties of the Ministry under this Act,
or any person engaged in the construction of any works in pursuance thereof;
or

(d)pulls down, removes or injures any works in course of construction or
constructed in pursuance of this Act; or

(e)removes, injures or defaces any pegs, poles or marks placed or made by any
authorised person for the purpose of, or in connection with, the construction
of any works as aforesaid; or

(f)places any solid matter in, or causes or permits any solid matter to fall
or pass into, any watercourse in respect of which any works are about to be or
are in course of being constructed as aforesaid; or

(g)obstructs the flow of water to, through or from, any works constructed as
aforesaid in such manner as to prevent or hinder the efficient operation
thereof, or to cause flooding of such works or any lands drained thereby;

(2) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on
summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or at the
discretion of the court to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months
or to both such fine and imprisonment, and shall also, in the case of a
continuing offence, be liable to a fine (in addition to any such fine as
aforesaid) not exceeding five pounds for every day during which the offence
continues.

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LOUGH NEAGH AND LOWER BANN DRAINAGE AND NAVIGATION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955 - SECT 11