# The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024, Article 42: Statutory undertakers

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to the provisions of Schedule 14 (protective provisions) the undertaker may—
(a) further to the power in article 22 (compulsory acquisition of land), acquire compulsorily the Order land belonging to statutory undertakers, and described in the book of reference;
(b) extinguish or suspend the rights of, remove or reposition apparatus belonging to statutory undertakers where such apparatus is anywhere over or within the Order limits notwithstanding that repositioning may be outside of the Order limits;
(c) further to the power in article 23 (compulsory acquisition of rights), acquire compulsorily existing rights, create and acquire the new rights and impose restrictive covenants over land belonging to statutory undertakers described in the book of reference and indicated on the land plans;
(d) construct the authorised development in such a way as to cross underneath or over apparatus belonging to statutory undertakers and other like bodies within the Order limits; and
(e) construct over existing apparatus belonging to statutory undertakers any necessary track or roadway (whether temporary or permanent) together with the right to maintain or remove the same and install such service media under or over the existing apparatus needed in connection with the authorised development.
(2) Paragraph (1)(b) has no effect in relation to apparatus in respect of which Part 3 (street works in England and Wales) of the 1991 Act applies.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/958/article/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-grid-bramford-to-twinstead-reinforcement-order-2024/article-42
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