Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993

Introductory U.K.

1 (1) In this Schedule— U.K.

• “groundwater damage” means damage caused or probably caused by an alteration of groundwater levels occurring in consequence of the construction of the barrage,

• “remedial work” means work for preventing or repairing groundwater damage, and

• “survey”, in relation to a building, means a survey for the purpose of ascertaining whether the building has suffered or is likely to suffer groundwater damage and, insofar as may be necessary in connection with that, for ascertaining the general structural condition of the building.

(2) References in this Schedule to a building—

(a) include, where appropriate, references to a private sewer or a drain relating to a building, and

(b) do not include references to any building, or any part of a building, constructed after the commencement of construction of the barrage unless any construction work has previously been carried out;

and for the purposes of paragraph (b) above the digging of a trench for foundations or the laying of mains or pipes to foundations or such a trench shall be taken to be construction work.

[F1 (3) References in this Schedule to the City of Cardiff are as references to that local government area as it existed immediately before the passing of this Act.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7 para. 1(3) added (E.W.)(1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/525, art. 3, Sch. Pt. I para. 4(5)(a)

2 (1) In this Schedule “the protected property area” means the area bounded by the outer edge of the line shown coloured green on the protected property area map; and in this sub-paragraph “the protected property area map” means the map marked “Revised Protected Property Area Map” which was deposited in February 1992 in connection with the Cardiff Bay Barrage Bill in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments and the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons. U.K.

(2) References in this Schedule to a building within the protected property area include references to—

(a) a building partly within that area, and

(b) any building specified, or of a description specified, in a direction given by the Secretary of State under this paragraph.

3 (1) Not later than twenty-eight days before the commencement of construction of the barrage the Development Corporation shall publish in one or more local newspapers circulating in the County of South Glamorgan notice of the date on which construction of the barrage is intended to commence and of the effect of this Schedule in general terms. U.K.

(2) On the commencement of construction of the barrage the Development Corporation shall publish in one or more local newspapers circulating in the County of South Glamorgan notice of the date on which the construction commenced; and references in this Schedule to the commencement of construction of the barrage shall be construed as references to the date of which notice is published under this sub-paragraph.

(3) On the commencement of impoundment of water by means of the barrage the Development Corporation shall—

(a) publish in one or more local newspapers circulating in the F2 [County of Cardiff and the County Borough of the Vale of Glamorgan],

(b) give to the owners and occupiers of, or of any part of, a building which is within the City of Cardiff, the Community of Penarth or the Community of Llandough,

notice of the date on which such impoundment commenced; and references in this Schedule to the commencement of impoundment shall be construed as references to the date of which notice is published and given under this sub-paragraph.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 7 para. 3(3)(a) substituted (E.W.) (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/525, art. 3, Sch. Pt. I para. 4(5)(b)