Drainage (Ireland) Act 1846

Where Rivers or Streams pass through Demesnes, &c. any Works for their Improvement may be effected without Consent, on Compensation for Damage.

XXXVI. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the said Commissioners to deepen, widen, cleanse, scour, or otherwise improve any River or Stream which they may consider necessary for the proper Execution of any of the Works by said recited Acts or this Act, or any of them, authorized, notwithstanding any such River or Stream shall pass in, through, or by any Park, Garden, or Demesne, without the Consent in Writing of the Owner thereof, any thing in the said first-recited Act to the contrary thereof notwithstanding, making Compensation for all Damage in the Execution of such Works, in like Manner as in Cases of Damage under the said first-recited Act.