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Paragraph 78 I1

England and Wales

In exercising the specified rights, and if reasonably required by P66—

(a)

topsoil excavated during a specified work will be kept apart from all other excavated material and will not be run over by any machinery and all cultivated turf will be carefully reinstated or replaced with turf of equivalent quality;

(b)

all trenches dug during a specified work will be backfilled as soon as reasonably practicable and care will be taken to ensure that backfill material is properly consolidated in accordance with good industry practice;

(c)

excavated material will be replaced with topsoil uppermost so as to restore the working area to its former condition so far as is reasonably practicable and no large stones are left on the surface after reinstatement of the trench;

(d)

large stones and any surplus subsoil will be removed by the undertaker where specifically requested by P66 and where deemed by the undertaker to be necessary;

(e)

all construction debris, tools, equipment, temporary work and litter will be removed from the working area around a specified work as soon as reasonably practicable;

(f)

the topsoil of agricultural land will be left in a loose and workable condition to its full depth; and

(g)

compacted subsoil will be loosened with a cultivator where the topsoil has been removed and before it is replaced.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 9 para. 78 in force at 1.9.2020, see art. 1