# The Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025, Paragraph 167: Cooperation

Extent: E+W

(1) Where in consequence of the proposed construction of any of the authorised works, the undertaker or Affinity Water requires the removal of Affinity Water’s apparatus under paragraph 162(2) or Affinity Water makes requirements for the protection or alteration of Affinity Water’s apparatus under paragraph 163, the undertaker must use all reasonable endeavours to co-ordinate the execution of the works in the interests of safety and the efficient and economic execution of the authorised works and taking into account the need to ensure the safe and efficient operation of Affinity Water’s undertaking, using existing processes where requested by Affinity Water, provided it is appropriate to do so, and Affinity Water must use all reasonable endeavours to co-operate with the undertaker for that purpose.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt whenever Affinity Water’s consent, agreement or approval is required in relation to plans, documents or other information submitted by the undertaker or the taking of action by the undertaker, it must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(3) Where the undertaker identifies any apparatus which may belong to or be maintainable by Affinity Water but which has not previously been indicated by Affinity Water as being apparatus belonging to it, the undertaker shall inform Affinity Water of the existence and location of the apparatus as soon as reasonably practicable. If Affinity Water confirms that it owns or maintains the apparatus, that apparatus shall then be afforded the same protection under this Part of this Schedule as other apparatus belonging to Affinity Water.
(4) Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects the provisions of any enactment or agreement regulating the relations between the undertaker and Affinity Water in respect of any of Affinity Water’s apparatus laid or erected in land belonging to the undertaker on the date on which this Order is made.
(5) The undertaker and Affinity Water may by written agreement substitute any periods of time set out in this Part of this Schedule for any other period of time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1376/schedule/9/paragraph/167 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/five-estuaries-offshore-wind-farm-order-2025/schedule-9/paragraph-167
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