Regulation 14 Meaning of “statutory works”

For the purpose of paragraph 28(3)(b) of Schedule 3, “statutory works” means works that may be carried out by a person under any of the following provisions—

(a)

section 159 of the Water Industry Act 1991^f1 (power to lay, inspect, maintain etc. pipes);

(b)

Schedule 4 to the Gas Act 1986^f2 (power to dig up streets);

(c)

paragraph 10(4) of Schedule 4 to the Electricity Act 1989^f3(power to make boreholes);

(d)

Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003^f4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1991c. 56. Section 159 was amended by section 97(1) and (5) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37).
f2: 1986 c. 44. Schedule 4 was amended by Schedule 6, Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2(1) to the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) and by Schedule 8, paragraph 119 to the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22). There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
f3: 1989 c. 29.
f4: 2003 c. 21. Schedule 3A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30).