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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/river-thames-hungerford-footbridges-order-1999/schedule-10/paragraph-31",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2981",
  "legislation_title": "The River Thames (Hungerford Footbridges) Order 1999",
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  "number": "31",
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  "text": "(1) The undertaker shall, before commencing the specified works, furnish to the protected person such proper and sufficient plans specified of the specified works as may reasonably be required for the approval of the engineer and shall not commence the specified works until the plans have been approved in writing by the engineer or settled by arbitration.\n(2) If, within a period of 56 days beginning with the date on which plans have been furnished to the protected person under sub-paragraph (1) above, the engineer has not notified his disapproval and the grounds of his disapproval, he shall be deemed to have approved the plans as submitted.\n(3) If, within a period of 56 days beginning with the date on which plans have been furnished to the protected person under sub-paragraph (1) above, the protected person shall give notice to the undertaker that the protected person desires itself to construct any part of the specified works which in the opinion of the engineer will or may affect the stability of, or the safe operation of protected property, then, if the undertaker desires such part of the specified works to be constructed, the protected person shall construct it with all reasonable dispatch on behalf of and to the reasonable satisfaction of the undertaker in accordance with approved plans.\n(4) Upon signifying his approval of the plans the engineer may specify any protective works, whether temporary or permanent, which in his opinion should be carried out before the commencement of the specified works to ensure the stability of protected property, the continuation of the safe and effective operation of the protected person’s operation including any relocation of works, apparatus and equipment necessitated by the specified works and the comfort and safety of passengers or customers, and such protective works as may be reasonably necessary for those purposes shall be constructed with all reasonable dispatch, and the undertaker shall not commence the construction of the specified works until the engineer has notified the undertaker that the protective works have been completed.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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