# Gas Act 1986, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Except in cases of emergency arising from defects in any pipes or other works, a street which—
(a) does not constitute for the purposes of the Highways Act 1980 a highway or part of a highway maintainable at the public expense; and
(b) is under the control or management of, or maintainable by, any railway authority or navigation authority,
shall not be opened or broken up under paragraph 1 above except with the consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, of that authority.
(2) Any question whether or not consent to the opening or breaking up of such a street is unreasonably withheld shall be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the parties or, in default of agreement, appointed by the Director.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/44/schedule/4/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gas-act-1986/schedule-4/paragraph-4
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