Programming and notice of works
10. On or before 1st June in any year the promoter shall notify the Board as to whether any specified work is programmed to be carried out during the period of 12 months from 1st November in that year and shall provide the Board with as much detail concerning any such works, their nature, date and likely duration as is available to the promoter and reasonably necessary to indicate the impact of those works on the waterway.
11. The promoter shall give to the engineer not less than 56 days' notice of its intention to—
(a)commence the construction of any specified or protective work, or
(b)exercise the powers conferred by article 20 (temporary closure of, and works in, waterways), except in case of emergency, when the promoter shall give such notice as may be reasonably practicable so that, in particular, the Board may where appropriate arrange for the publication of notices bringing the work to the attention of users of the Board’s network.
12. Except in case of emergency the promoter shall exercise the powers conferred by article 20 (temporary closure of, and works in, waterways) in relation to the relevant part of the canal only during the stoppage season.