Article 12 Temporary closure, restriction or prohibition of use of streets and public rights of way

(1)

The undertaker, during and for the purposes of constructing, maintaining or decommissioning the authorised development, may temporarily close, prohibit the use of, restrict the use of, alter or divert any street or public right of way and may for any reasonable time—

(a)

divert the traffic or a class of traffic from the street or public right of way;

(b)

authorise the use of motor vehicles on classes of public rights of way where, notwithstanding the provisions of this article, there is otherwise no public right to use motor vehicles; and

(c)

subject to paragraph (2), prevent all persons from passing along the street or public right of way.

(2)

The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street or public right of way affected by the temporary closure, prohibition, restriction, alteration or diversion of a street or public right of way under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.

(3)

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the undertaker may temporarily close, prohibit the use of, restrict the use of, authorise the use of, alter or divert—

(a)

the streets specified in column 2 of the table in Part 1 (streets to be temporarily closed) of Schedule 6 (streets and public rights of way) to the extent specified in column 3 of that table;

(b)

the public rights of way specified in column 2 of the table in Part 2 (public rights of way to be temporarily closed) of Schedule 6 (streets and public rights of way) to the extent specified in column 3 of that table; and

(c)

the public rights of way specified in column 2 of the table in Part 3 (temporary use of motor vehicles on public rights of way) of Schedule 6 (streets and public rights of way) to the extent specified in column 3 of that table.

(4)

The undertaker must not temporarily close, prohibit the use of, restrict the use of, authorise the use of, alter or divert—

(a)

any street or public right of way specified in paragraph (3) without first consulting the street authority; and

(b)

any other street or public right of way without the consent of the street authority, and the street authority may attach reasonable conditions to any such consent.

(5)

Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 (determination of questions of disputed compensation) of the 1961 Act.

(6)

Without prejudice to the scope of paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any street or public right of way which has been temporarily closed or restricted under the powers conferred by this article and within the Order limits as a temporary working site.

(7)

If the undertaker uses any street or public right of way as a temporary working site under this article the undertaker must restore the street or public right of way to the reasonable satisfaction of the street authority.

(8)

Nothing in this article prevents the undertaker from temporarily closing, prohibiting the use of, authorising the use of, restricting the use of, altering or diverting a street or public right of way under this article more than once.

(9)

In this article expressions used in this article and in the 1984 Act have the same meaning.