# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 4: Power to charge: extension to charge for road works

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

In section 74A (charge determined by reference to duration of works), in subsection (1), for “requiring an undertaker executing street works in a maintainable highway to pay” substitute
requiring—
(a) an undertaker executing street works in a maintainable highway, or
(b) a person executing works for road purposes in a maintainable highway,
to pay.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/9/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-9/paragraph-4
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