Thames Barrier definition

Thames Barrier means the flood prevention barrier, which crosses the Thames in Woolwich Reach;
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Examples of Thames Barrier in a sentence

  • However the site is protected by the Thames Barrier and related defences.

  • The site is located within Flood Zone 3a, however the site is protected by the Thames Barrier and related defences.

  • For certain restrictions, see s 193 post; within the delineated lands as defined by the Thames Barrier Act the provisions of ss 60, 62, 65, 66 and 73 of the Port of London Act 1968 are subject to section 48(3) of the Thames Barrier Act.

  • For certain restrictions, see ss 193, 195(3) and 197 post; within the delineated lands as defined by the Thames Barrier Act the provisions of ss 60, 62, 65, 66 and 73 of Port of London Act 1968 are subject to section 48(3) of the Thames Barrier Act.

  • Notes General Note: For restrictions on the powers of the Port of London Authority under this section, see s 187, Sch 8, paras 1, 2 post; within the delineated lands as defined by the Thames Barrier Act the provisions of ss 60, 62, 65, 66 and 73 of Port of London Act 1968 are subject to section 48(3) of the Thames Barrier Act Definitions.

  • World Heritage Site managers need to engage in the wider planning processes for a new Thames Barrier, in flood management planning for London and in development and land use planning.

  • The Thames Barrier and Flood Prevention Act 1972, s 49(3)(c), provides that this section (except sub-s (1)(b)) applies in relation to a tidal work as if it were, or were to be , a work placed or constructed on the bed of the river under the direction or licence of the Port Authority.

  • This section is extended by the Thames Barrier and Flood Prevention Act 1972, s 41(2).

  • The approach of limiting ground floor activity could be applied more widely in the UK to new builds but would be problematic to apply to legacy facilities.The Dutch “multiple lines of defence” approach has at times been compared with the Thames Barrier which has been described (erroneously) as a SPOF.

  • The Thames Barrier operates as three independent sections and each has three separate power sources.

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