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035			_a(Sirsi) u51426
041			_aeng
245			_aSouthern Water Authority v Nature Conservancy Council
260			_c1993
350			_a0
490			_aProperty and Compensation Reports _v(1993) 65 PCR 55-64(6)
520			_aHL 16 July 1992. In 1982 the Nature Conservancy Council notified an area of land as a site of special scientific interest under Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 s28. The site included a ditch and notification was given to the two farmers owning land either side of the ditch and the water authority who owned land elsewhere on the site. In 1987 the farmers asked the authority to dredge the ditch to mitigate flooding. No agreement was reached with the NCC and no written notice was given to them. In 1989 the authority, acting under Land Drainage Act 1976 s17, drained the ditch. This caused damage to the natural features which the SSSI was designed to protect. The NCC laid eight informations against the authority under s28(7) of the Act. The authority said they had no cause to answer as they were not the owners of the ditch. It was held that they were responsible as they were occupiers of the ditch during the weeks when the work was carried out. On appeal the conviction was quashed. NCC
650			_aLAND DRAINAGE ACT 1976 S17
650			_aSITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
650			_aSITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
650			_aWILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981 S28
690			_aCONSERVATION-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c31938 _d31938