Article 10 Street worksI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised development or any other development necessary for the authorised development that takes place within the Order land, enter on so much of any of the streets specified in Schedule 5 (streets subject to street works) as is within the Order land and may—

(a)

break up or open the street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it;

(b)

drill, tunnel or bore under the street;

(c)

place and keep apparatus in the street;

(d)

maintain apparatus in the street or change its position; and

(e)

execute any works required for or incidental to any works referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d).

(2)

The authority given by paragraph (1) is a statutory right for the purposes of sections 48(3) (streets, street works and undertakers) and 51(1) (prohibition of unauthorised street works) of the 1991 Act.

(3)

Where the undertaker is not the street authority, the provisions of sections 54 to 106 of the 1991 Act apply to any street works carried out under paragraph (1).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 10 in force at 8.8.2017, see art. 1