The Leicestershire County Council (Ashby de la Zouch Canal Extension) Order 2005

Operational powers

25.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the undertaker may manage the Canal and make charges for its use.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the undertaker may—

(a) control the level of water in and the flow of water into, along or from the Canal;

(b) open or close any lock gate or other structures belonging to the Canal; or

(c) take such steps from time to time as may be considered necessary for the development, improvement, regulation, maintenance or management of the Canal and the facilities afforded by the Canal or in connection with it.

(3) Nothing in this Order shall confer any public or private right of navigation over the Canal, or impose any duty on the undertaker to maintain the Canal for the purpose of navigation, or to supply, or maintain a supply of water for the Canal for that purpose.