Agreements with owners of land and others for construction of works
12.—(1) The Council may enter into and carry into effect agreements or arrangements with the Port Authority, the Environment Agency and the owners of, or other persons interested in, any land in or through which any of the authorised works are or may be constructed, or the drainage of which may be affected by the construction of any of the authorised works, for or with respect to the doing of anything which may be necessary in order to carry out, or in consequence of, the authorised works.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), any such agreement may provide for—
(a)the payment by the Council of, or the making of contributions by it towards, the cost incurred, or to be incurred, by the Port Authority, the Environment Agency and any such owners or other persons in or in connection with the doing of any such thing; or
(b)the payment by the Council of compensation for any injury suffered or loss incurred by the Port Authority, the Environment Agency and any such owners or other persons by reason or in consequence of the execution by the Council of the authorised works, or entry upon land.