Section 10: Power to enter land to make surveys, etc.

(1) Subject to this section, the Authority may by its officers or agents with all necessary workmen and other servants enter from time to time on any lands for purposes of the discharge of the Authority's functions under this Act and, may enter upon any such land for the purpose of -
(a) the survey and taking of levels in connection with any such survey;
(b) the construction, placing, maintenance, examination, repair, alteration or removal of any beacon for the purposes of any survey as aforementioned;
(c) the cutting and removal of such trees and underwood as may interfere with such surveys.
(2) The Authority shall when practicable serve on the occupier of any land on which it intends to enter pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, a notice which shall be in writing giving a description of the nature of the works intended to be carried out on the land.
(3) In the discharge of its functions pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the officers, agents, workmen and servants referred to therein may remain on any such land for such reasonable time as may enable them to execute and do all such work and things as may be necessary.
(4) The Authority shall not construct, place, maintain, examine, repair, alter or remove any beacon in or upon any land, road, building, embankment, dock, harbour or pier under the control of a department of Government or other public authority without prior approval of the head of the department concerned or of any such public authority.
(5) Any beacon placed on any road shall be placed so as not to hinder or interfere with free passage along such road, and the Authority shall make good any road opened or broken up for the purposes of this section.
(6) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the powers conferred on the Authority under this section are in addition to and not in derogation of the powers conferred on the Minister under sections 6(2)(b), 7 and 8 of the Civil Aviation Act.