The London Gateway Port Harbour Empowerment Order 2008

10.—(1) The Harbour Authority shall indemnify the Agency in respect of all reasonable and proper costs, charges and expenses which the Agency may reasonably incur or have to pay or which it may sustain in the inspection, for the purposes of compliance with this Schedule, of the construction of the specified works or protective works required by the Agency under this Schedule.

(2) The Harbour Authority shall indemnify the Agency from all claims, demands, proceedings, costs, damages or expenses or loss, which may be made or taken against, or recovered from or incurred by the Agency by reason of—

(a) any damage to any drainage work so as to impair its efficiency for the purposes of flood defence;

(b) any damage to the fishery in so far as it has not already been compensated;

(c) any raising or lowering of the water table in land adjoining the authorised works or any sewers, drains and watercourses;

(d) any flooding or increased flooding of land adjoining the authorised works; or

(e) inadequate water quality in any watercourse or other surface waters or in any groundwater;

which is caused by the construction of any of the specified works or any act or omission of the Harbour Authority, its contractors, agents or employees whilst engaged upon the specified works.

(3) The Agency shall give to the Harbour Authority reasonable notice of any such claim or demand and no settlement or compromise of any such claim or demand shall be made without the consent of the Harbour Authority which shall not be unreasonably withheld and if such consent is not given by the Harbour Authority, the Agency shall diligently defend such claim or demand.