Article 9 Application of the 1991 Act

(1)

The provisions of the 1991 Act mentioned in paragraph (2) that apply in relation to the carrying out of street works under that Act and any regulations made or code of practice issued or approved under those provisions apply (with all necessary modifications) in relation to—

(a)

the carrying out of works under article 8 (street works); and

(b)

the temporary closure, temporary alteration or temporary diversion of a street by the undertaker under article 11 (temporary closure of public rights of way) and article 12 (temporary restriction of use of streets),

whether or not the carrying out of the works or the closure, alteration or diversion constitutes street works within the meaning of the Act.

(2)

The provisions of the 1991 Act^f1 are—

(a)

subject to paragraph (3), section 55 (notice of starting date of works);

(b)

section 57 (notice of emergency works);

(c)

section 60 (general duty of undertakers to co-operate);

(d)

section 68 (facilities to be afforded to a street authority);

(e)

section 69 (works likely to affect other apparatus in the street);

(f)

section 76 (liability for cost of temporary traffic regulations);

(g)

section 77 (liability for cost of use of alternative route); and

(h)

all provisions of that Act that apply for the purposes of the provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (g).

(3)

Section 55 of the 1991 Act as applied by paragraph (2) has effect as if references in section 57 of that Act to emergency works included a reference to a closure, alteration of diversion (as the case may be) required in a case of emergency.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Sections 55, 57, 60, 68 and 69 were amended by the Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18).