The Thames Water Authority (Gatehampton Farm Boreholes) Order 1987

• Citation: S.I. 1987/2007
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Thames Water Authority (Gatehampton Farm Boreholes) Order 1987 and shall come into force on the 1st December 1987.

(2) This Order shall be included among the enactments which may be cited together as the Thames Water Authority Orders 1974 to 1987.

(3) In this Order—

“the Authority” means the Thames Water Authority;

“the Third Schedule” means the Third Schedule to the Water Act 1945;

“the undertaking” means the water undertaking of the Authority as for the time being authorised by any enactment.

Section 2 Power to construct, continue and maintain works

The Authority may, when they have acquired the necessary land or sufficient rights therein—

(a) continue and maintain on or under the land described in Schedule 1 to this Order the three existing boreholes each 30" (750mm) in diameter;

(b) construct, continue and maintain on or under that land four new boreholes each 30" (750mm) in diameter and a control building and (in addition to the works authorised by section 4 of the Third Schedule as applied to the undertaking by this Order) may construct, continue and maintain on or under that land all such additional wells, boreholes, adits and headings as may be necessary or expedient for augmenting, improving or maintaining the supply of water obtainable by means of the said boreholes.

Section 3 Works to form part of the undertaking

The works authorised by this Order shall for all purposes form part of the undertaking.

Section 4 Application of certain provisions of the Third Schedule

The provisions of the Third Schedule specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order shall, subject to the modification set out in column (2) thereof, apply to the undertaking and are hereby incorporated with this Order.