Power to Minister for Industry and Commerce to make surveys, etc.
42.—The Minister for Industry and Commerce may if and so far as he thinks necessary in the interests of navigation at any time at the cost of the Board make a survey and inspection—
(a) of the intended site of any of the works authorised by this Act, or
(b) of any of the works authorised by this Act
and the amount of any such cost shall be a debt due by the Board to the Minister for Industry and Commerce and shall be recoverable by him as a civil debt.