Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Street Works (Reinstatement) Regulations 1992 (SI. 1992/1689) (the “1992 Regulations”) so far as they apply in England. The 1992 Regulations prescribed requirements for the specification of materials to be used and the standard of workmanship to be observed by undertakers in reinstating streets by reference to a Code of Practice issued in 1992. The Secretary of State has approved the issue of a new Code of Practice entitled “Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways” (ISBN No 0-11-552538-6) (the “new Code”) and these Regulations change those references in the 1992 Regulations to paragraphs which have been renumbered in the new Code. The Regulations also follow the new Code by providing that the Code applies to all roads carrying up to 125 million standard axles. Although, apart from this, these regulations only change paragraph numbers, the new Code introduces several new requirements, notably relating to the use of specific materials for reinstatement of the highway and introducing a new road category for very heavily trafficked roads.

The new Code is published by TSO (The Stationery Office) and may be obtained from their bookshops or by mail, fax, telephone or e-mail from TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich, NR3 1GN (Telephone: 0870 240 3701; Fax: 0870 600 5533; e-mail: [email protected]).