# The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets Order 2025, Paragraph 6: Costs

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to the terms of this paragraph, the undertaker must reimburse the duty holder for any additional costs.
(2) The duty holder must, as soon as reasonably practicable after incurring any additional costs pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) above, serve the undertaker with an itemised invoice or claim for the additional costs.
(3) Within 14 days of receipt of an itemised invoice or claim, the undertaker must—
(a) approve the amount of additional costs specified in the itemised invoice or claim; or
(b) dispute the amount of additional costs specified in the itemised invoice or claim (or that the duty holder has not used reasonable endeavours to mitigate or minimise any such additional costs) and notify the duty holder that the undertaker will (if not resolved amicably pursuant to paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5 to this Order) refer the matter to arbitration pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Part of this Schedule.
(4) Save where otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the duty holder, the undertaker must thereafter pay to the duty holder the additional costs within 28 days of approving the amount of additional costs pursuant to sub-paragraph (3)(a) above or final decision and award of additional costs pursuant to arbitration.
(5) The duty holder must use reasonable endeavours to mitigate in whole or in part and to minimise any additional costs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1366/schedule/3/part/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/morecambe-offshore-windfarm-generation-assets-order-2025/schedule-3/part-4/paragraph-6
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