Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988

2 If—

(a) within the period beginning with the commencement of the construction of the bridge and ending ten years from the completion of that construction, any part of the river becomes subjected to silting or scouring which is wholly or partly caused by a tidal work; or

(b) within the period of ten years beginning with the commencement of the carrying out of any tidal work in connection with the maintenance or improvement of the bridge, any part of the river becomes subjected to silting or scouring which is wholly or partly caused by that tidal work;

and that silting or scouring prejudices the stability or operation of, or, as the case may be, the access of vessels to or from, and the berthing of vessels at, any exisiting installation of a protected body specified in the following table, the Secretary of State, if so requested by notice given by that body within that period, shall carry out such works or operations in the river as may be necessary to make good the silting or scouring in so far as, in either case, that silting or scouring is attributable to a tidal work.

THE TABLE

Protected bodies and their installations

(1)	(2)
Body	Installation
Central Electricity Generating Board	The main and auxiliary jetties and jetty heads at Littlebrook on the south bank of the river and any mooring dolphins provided in connection with them, and the cooling water intake and outfalls of the Littlebrook Power Station
Dartford International Ferry Terminal Limited	The jetty and pontoon on the south bank of the river forming part of the Dartford International Ferry Terminal and any mooring or berthing dolphins provided in connection with them
Civil and Marine Limited	Its jetty on the north bank of the river and any mooring dolphins provided in connection with it
RTZ Estates Limited	Its jetty and jetty head on the north bank of the river
B. V. Schieveem trading as Thames Matex	Its jetty and jetty head on the north bank of the river and any mooring dolphins provided in connection with them