Paragraph 65 Acquisition of landI1

Regardless of any provision in this Order or anything shown on the land plans or contained in the book of reference to the Order, the undertaker may not—

otherwise than by agreement between the undertaker and National Grid Interconnectors (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld).

As a condition of an agreement between the parties in sub-paragraph (1), prior to the carrying out of any part of the authorised works (or in such other timeframe as may be agreed between National Grid Interconnectors and the undertaker) that is subject to the requirements of this Part of this Schedule that will cause any conflict with or breach the terms of any easement or other legal or land interest of National Grid Interconnectors or affect the provisions of any enactment or agreement regulating the relations between National Grid Interconnectors and the undertaker in respect of any apparatus laid or erected in land belonging to or secured by the undertaker, the undertaker must as National Grid Interconnectors requires enter into such deeds of consent upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed between National Grid Interconnectors and the undertaker (each acting reasonably) and which must be no less favourable on the whole to National Grid Interconnectors, unless otherwise agreed by National Grid Interconnectors, and it will be the responsibility of the undertaker to use best endeavours to procure or secure (or both) the consent and entering into of such deeds and variations by all other third parties with an interest in the land at that time who are affected by such authorised works.

Any agreement or consent granted by National Grid Interconnectors under paragraph 66 (apparatus: protection) or any other paragraph of this Part of this Schedule must not be taken to constitute agreement under sub-paragraph (1).