NAVAL AND MILITARY WORKS ORDINANCE, 1906

NAVAL AND MILITARY WORKS ORDINANCE, 1906

No. 8 of 1906.

An Ordinance to authorise the construction and main-
tenance of certain naval and military works upon
and over portions of the Crown foreshore and
sea bed.

[29th June, 1906.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Naval and Military
works ordinance, 1906.

2.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Admiralty to construct
upon and over the Crown foreshore and bed of the sea
between Murray Pier and Arsenal Street in Victoria the
works shown and delineated generally in red upon a plan 1 t
signed by Archibald Deacon Shortridge, Esquire, Super-
intendent Civil Engineer of such works and countersigned
by the Director of Public Works, dated the 12th day of
April, 1906, and deposited in the office of the Director of
Public Works.

* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.





(2) The Admiralty may make such alterations in the said
works as they may deem expedient so long -is such works,
so altered, shall not extend beyond the limits shown in red
on the said plan and marked Harbour boundary, eastern
Bonndary and Western Boundary respectively.

(3) During the construction of the said works, such coffer-
dams, stagings, and other accessory works as may be nenes-
sary or convenient for the execution of the said works, may
he temporarily constructed and maintained within the limits
specified in sub-section (2).
(4) Such works when constructed may be maintained so
long as they may be, requirecd for the use of His Majesty's
services.

8. A duplicate of the said plan signed and countersigned
as aforesaid shall be deposited in the Land Office.

4. So far as the said works (including any accessory works)
have heretofore been constructed and maintained, such con-
struction and maintenance is hereby validated and legalized,
for all intents and purposes, as if the same had been duly
effected. under this

5. All public rights, privileges and easements in,upon,
and over such portions of the Crown. foreshore and. sea bed
as are or shall be occupied by the sald works, are hereby
determined, and shall be deemed to have ceased to exist
prior to the commencement of the said works.

6. -Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deeined to affect
the said works except so far as they are upon or over the
said foreshore or sea bed.

7. Nothing In this Ordinance shall be in derogation of
any of the powers or rights of the Crown in respect of the
said foreshore, or sea bed.

No. 9 of 1906 incorporated in No. 3 of 1906.

No. 10 of 1906, repealed by No. 34 of 1910.

As amended by law Rev, Ord., 1924.
[Originally No. 8 of 1906. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Authority to construct and maintain certain works over the foreshore and sea bed. Duplicate plan. Past work legalized. Determination of certain public rights. Ordinance only to affet works over foreshore and sea bed. Saving of rights of the Crown.

[Originally No. 8 of 1906. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Authority to construct and maintain certain works over the foreshore and sea bed. Duplicate plan. Past work legalized. Determination of certain public rights. Ordinance only to affet works over foreshore and sea bed. Saving of rights of the Crown.

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