Paragraph 57 InterpretationI1
England and Wales
In this Part of this Schedule—
“acceptable credit provider” means a bank or financial institution with a credit rating that is not lower than “A-” if the rating is assigned by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Fitch Ratings and “A3” if the rating is assigned by Moody’s Investors Services Inc.;
“acceptable insurance” means a third party liability insurance effected and maintained by the promoter with a limit of indemnity of not less than £10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Pounds) per occurrence or series of occurrences arising out of one event. Such insurance shall be maintained for the construction period of the authorised works which constitute specified works and arranged with an internationally recognised insurer of repute operating in the London and worldwide insurance market underwriters whose security/credit rating meets the same requirements as an “acceptable credit provider”, such policy shall include (but without limitation)—
- (a)
the undertaker as a co-insured;
- (b)
a cross liabilities clause; and
- (c)
contractors’ pollution liability for third party property damage and third party bodily damage arising from a pollution/contamination event with cover of £4,000,000.00 (Four Million Pounds) per event or £4,000,000.00 (Four Million Pounds) in aggregate;
- (a)
“acceptable security” means either—
- (a)
a parent company guarantee from a parent company in favour of the undertaker to cover the promoter’s liability to the undertaker to a cap of not less than £10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Pounds) per asset per event up to a total liability cap of £10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Pounds) (in a form reasonably satisfactory to the undertaker and where required by the undertaker, accompanied with a legal opinion confirming the due capacity and authorisation of the parent company to enter into and be bound by the terms of such guarantee); or
- (b)
a bank bond or letter of credit from an acceptable credit provider in favour of the undertaker to cover the promoter’s liability to the undertaker for an amount of not less than £10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Pounds) per asset per event up to a total liability cap of £10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Pounds) (in a form reasonably satisfactory to the undertaker);
- (a)
“apparatus” means cavities, pipelines, cables (electrical and datacoms), roads, compounds and equipment owned by the undertaker and includes any structure in which apparatus is or will be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;
“authorised works” has the same meaning as is given to the term “authorised development” in article 2 of this Order and includes any associated development authorised by the Order and for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule includes the use and maintenance of the authorised works and construction of any works authorised by this Part of this Schedule;
“commence” has the same meaning as in article 2 of this Order and commencement shall be construed to have the same meaning;
“deed of consent” means a deed of consent, crossing agreement, deed of variation or new deed of grant agreed between the parties acting reasonably in order to vary and/or replace existing easements, agreements, enactments and other such interests so as to secure land rights and interests as are necessary to carry out, maintain, operate and use the apparatus in a manner consistent with the terms of this Part of this Schedule;
“in” in a context referring to apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus under, over, across, along or upon such land;
“INOVYN Enterprises” means INOVYN Enterprises Limited (Company No. 04651437);
“maintain” and “maintenance” shall include the ability and right to do any of the following in relation to any apparatus of the undertaker including construct, use, repair, alter, inspect, renew or remove the apparatus;
“plan” or “plans” include all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary properly and sufficiently to describe and assess the works to be executed;
“parent company” means a parent company of the promoter acceptable to and which shall have been approved by the undertaker acting reasonably;
“promoter” means the undertaker as defined in article 2 of this Order;
“specified works” means any of the authorised works or activities undertaken in association with the authorised works which—
- (a)
will or may be situated over, or within 15 metres measured in any direction of any apparatus;
- (b)
may in any way adversely affect any apparatus F1...; and/or
- (c)
include any of the activities that are referred to in paragraph 13 of the Linewatch’s “Special Requirements for the safe working in close proximity to high pressure pipelines” (Revision No 16.03); and
- (a)
“undertaker” means Holford Gas Storage Limited (Company No. SC254265).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Sch. 9 para. 57 omitted (8.8.2017) by virtue of The Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility (Correction) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/820), arts. 1, 2, Sch.
Commencement
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Sch. 9 para. 57 in force at 5.4.2017, see art. 1