# The River Thames (Hungerford Footbridges) Order 1999, Paragraph 22


(1) The undertaker shall be responsible for and make good to the Port Authority all costs, charges, damages and expenses which may reasonably be incurred by the Port Authority—
(a) by reason of the construction or maintenance of the authorised works or failure thereof, or
(b) by reason of any act or omission of the undertaker or of any persons in its employ or of its contractors or agents or others whilst engaged upon the construction or maintenance of the authorised works or dealing with any failure of such works,
and the undertaker shall indemnify the Port Authority from and against all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the authorised works or any such failure, act or omission and the fact that any act or thing may have been done by the Port Authority on behalf of the undertaker or done by the undertaker, any person in its employ or its contractors or agents in accordance with plans or particulars submitted to or modifications or conditions specified by the Port Authority, or in a manner approved by the Port Authority, or under its supervision or the supervision of its duly authorised representative shall not (if it was done or required without negligence on the part of the Port Authority or its duly authorised representative, or any person in its employ or its contractors or agents) excuse the undertaker from liability under the provisions of this indemnity.
(2) The Port Authority shall give the undertaker reasonable notice of any such claim or demand as is referred in sub-paragraph (1) above and no settlement or compromise thereof shall be made without the prior consent of the undertaker.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2981/schedule/10/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/river-thames-hungerford-footbridges-order-1999/schedule-10/paragraph-22
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