15Authority may construct temporary structures on land

15 Authority may construct temporary structures on land

(1)  The Authority may construct or erect a temporary structure, including a road, on public land, so as to enable –

(a) the construction of a levee for the purpose of reducing the likelihood, severity or duration of flooding in the flood-prone area; or

(b) the repair or maintenance of a levee constructed for the purpose of reducing the likelihood, severity or duration of flooding in the flood-prone area; or

(c) dredging to be carried out under this Act by the Authority.

(2)  If the Authority constructs or erects a temporary structure on land under this section the Authority must, as soon as practicable after the structure is no longer required for the purpose for which it was constructed or erected –

(a) remove the structure; and

(b) take reasonable steps to restore the land to the condition the land would have been in, but for the construction or erection of the structure.

(3)  The Planning Act does not apply in relation to the construction or erection of a temporary structure under this section.