{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/midland-metro-wolverhampton-city-centre-extension-order-2016/schedule-10/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/midland-metro-wolverhampton-city-centre-extension-order-2016/schedule-10/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/684",
  "legislation_title": "The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/midland-metro-wolverhampton-city-centre-extension-order-2016",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Approval of plans, protective works etc.",
  "text": "(1) The Authority must before commencing construction of any specified work comprising part of the authorised works including any temporary works supply to CRT proper and sufficient plans of that work and such further particulars available to it as CRT may within 28 days of the submission of the plans reasonably require for the approval of the engineer and must not commence such construction of a specified work until plans of that work have been approved in writing by the engineer or settled by arbitration.\n(2) The approval of the engineer under sub-paragraph (1) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and if within 56 days after such plans (including any other particulars reasonably required under sub-paragraph (1) above) have been supplied to CRT the engineer has not intimated his disapproval of those plans and the grounds of his disapproval the engineer is deemed to have approved the plans as submitted.\n(3) When signifying approval of the plans the engineer may specify—\n(a) any protective work (whether temporary or permanent) which in the reasonable opinion of the engineer should be carried out before the commencement of the construction of a specified work to prevent detriment and to ensure the safety and stability of CRT Property and safe operation of the waterway; and\n(b) such other requirements as may be reasonably necessary to prevent detriment,\nand such protective works must be constructed by the Authority or by CRT at the Authority’s request with all reasonable dispatch and the Authority must not commence the construction of a specified work until the engineer has notified the Authority that the protective works have been completed to the engineer’s reasonable satisfaction, which is not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.\n(4) The Authority must pay to CRT a capitalised sum representing the reasonably increased or additional cost of maintaining and, when necessary, renewing any works, including any permanent protective works provided under sub-paragraph (3), and of carrying out any additional dredging of the waterway necessitated by the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this Order but if the cost of maintaining the waterway, or of works of renewal of the waterway, is reduced in consequence of any such works, a capitalised sum representing such reasonable saving must be set off against any sum payable by the Authority to CRT under this paragraph.\n(5) In the event that the Authority fails to complete the construction of, or part of, the specified works CRT may, if it is reasonably required in order to avoid detriment, construct any of the specified works, or part of such works, (together with any adjoining works) in order to complete the construction of, or part of, the specified works or make such works and the Authority must reimburse CRT all costs, fees, charges and expenses it has reasonably incurred in carrying out such works within 28 days of receipt of an invoice together with appropriate evidence of the costs or expenses incurred.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 10 para. 8 in force at 2.8.2016, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/684/schedule/10/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:22:28.507606+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}