Paragraph 111 I1
England and Wales
If, in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order, the undertaker—
acquires any interest in the REPL land in which any apparatus is placed or over which access to any apparatus is enjoyed; or
requires that REPL’s apparatus within the REPL land is relocated, diverted or removed, any right of REPL to any part of the REPL land and/or to maintain that apparatus in that land and to gain access to it must not be extinguished, and that apparatus must not be relocated, diverted or removed, until equivalent rights have been granted to REPL for alternative apparatus and equivalent alternative apparatus has vested in REPL and (in relation to apparatus) has been constructed and is in operation, and access to it has been provided. The location of equivalent alternative apparatus and rights for the equivalent alternative apparatus must in each case be agreed between the undertaker and REPL before any step is taken to extinguish, relocate, divert or remove as aforesaid.
If, for the purpose of executing any works in, on or under the REPL land, the undertaker requires the relocation, diversion or removal of any apparatus placed in the REPL land, the undertaker must give to REPL for approval written notice of that requirement, a plan and section of the work proposed and of the proposed position of the alternative apparatus together with a timetable for when the alternative apparatus is to be provided or constructed by the undertaker.
The approval of REPL under sub-paragraph (2) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and if by the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the notice, plan, section and timetable have been supplied to REPL, REPL has not intimated approval or disapproval of such notice, plan, section and timetable and the grounds of disapproval, REPL is deemed to have approved the said notice, plan, section and timetable as submitted.
When giving its approval under sub-paragraph (2), REPL may specify such reasonable requirements that are necessary in the provision or construction of the alternative apparatus.
In the event that REPL issues a disapproval to the notice, plan, section and timetable within the 28 day period referred to in sub-paragraph (3), the undertaker may refer the matter to arbitration in accordance with article 49 (arbitration).
Subject to sub-paragraph (8), any alternative apparatus to be provided or constructed pursuant to this paragraph must be provided or constructed by the undertaker within a timescale, to a standard and in such manner and in such line or situation as is agreed with REPL or in default of agreement settled by arbitration in accordance with article 49 (arbitration).
Where the alternative apparatus is to be provided or constructed on land of the undertaker and once the undertaker has provided or constructed the alternative apparatus, the undertaker must grant REPL the necessary rights to access and maintain the alternative apparatus on that land.
If in the approval to the notice, plan, section and timetable under sub-paragraph (2) or by the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the arbitrator settles the alternative apparatus to be provided or constructed, REPL gives notice to the undertaker that it desires to provide or construct the alternative apparatus and this is agreed to by the undertaker, (acting reasonably) REPL, after the grant to REPL of the rights as are referred to in sub-paragraph (9), must proceed without unnecessary delay to provide and construct and bring into operation the alternative apparatus and subsequently to remove any apparatus required by the undertaker to be removed under the provisions of this Part of this Schedule.
Where REPL is to provide or construct the alternative apparatus, and the alternative apparatus is to be provided or constructed on land of the undertaker, the undertaker must grant REPL the necessary rights to provide or construct the alternative apparatus on that land and grant REPL the necessary rights to access and maintain the alternative apparatus on that land.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 12 para. 111 in force at 27.11.2025, see art. 1