Drainage (Ireland) Act 1842

Weirs may be altered or removed, making Compensation to the Owners thereof.

XLVI. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, from Time to Time, at their Discretion, to alter or remove any Fishing Weir erected in or upon any Stream of Water, or any Impediments whatsoever in or on any River, Stream, or Watercourse, which now or here-after shall be within the District within which it may be proposed that the said Works shall be executed, (subject, as regards Weirs or Dams of Mills or Factories, to the Provisions herein-contained,) making such Satisfaction and Compensation for all Damage or Injury to the Proprietors or other Persons interested in such Weirs, Rivers Streams, or Watercourse, by and out of the Monies to be raised and levied by virtue of this Act, as shall be settled and ascertained in manner herein-after mentioned, in case the said Commissioners shall not be able to come to an Agreement for same with such Proprietors or Persons.