Article 11 Survey of worksI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

If the Secretary of State considers it expedient to do so, the Secretary of State may order a survey and examination of the authorised project or of the site on which it is proposed to construct the authorised project, and any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in any such survey and examination shall be recoverable from the undertaker.

(2)

Except in the case of an emergency such surveys shall not be ordered more frequently than once a year, and before ordering such a survey the Secretary of State shall—

(a)

consult the undertaker in order to establish what relevant survey information is already available; and

(b)

give the undertaker an opportunity to carry out the survey itself.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 11 in force at 20.2.2013, see art. 1