New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

59 General duty of street authority to co-ordinate works. E+W

(1) A street authority shall use their best endeavours to co-ordinate the execution of works of all kinds (including works for road purposes) in the streets for which they are responsible—

(a) in the interests of safety,

(b) to minimise the inconvenience to persons using the street (having regard, in particular, to the needs of people with a disability), and

(c) to protect the structure of the street and the integrity of apparatus in it.

(2) That duty extends to co-ordination with other street authorities where works in a street for which one authority are responsible affect streets for which other authorities are responsible.

(3) The Secretary of State shall issue or approve for the purposes of this section codes of practice giving practical guidance as to the matters mentioned above; and in discharging their general duty of co-ordination a street authority shall have regard to any such code of practice.

(4) If it appears to the Secretary of State that a street authority are not properly discharging their general duty of co-ordination, he may direct the authority to supply him with such information as he considers necessary to enable him to decide whether that is the case and if so what action to take.

The direction shall specify the information to be provided and the period within which it is to be provided.

(5) If after the end of that period (whether or not the direction has been complied with) it appears to the Secretary of State that the authority are not properly discharging their general duty of co-ordination, he may direct the authority to take such steps as he considers appropriate for the purpose of discharging that duty.

The direction shall specify the steps to be taken and the period within which they are to be taken, and may include a requirement to make a report or periodic reports to the Secretary of State as to what steps have been taken and the results of taking them.

(6) A direction under this section may be varied or revoked by a further direction.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 3 modified (2.4.2004) by The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/757), arts. 1, 3(1)

C2 Pt. 3 modified (11.2.2005) by The Merseytram (Liverpool City Centre to Kirkby) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/120), arts. 1, 4(1)(2) (with arts. 65, 66)

C3 S. 59 applied (4.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/937, art. 8(4)(5)

S. 59 applied (13.1.1999) by S.I. 1998/3269, art. 4(2)(3)

S. 59 applied (27.8.1998) by S.I. 1998/1936, art. 4(3)

S. 59 applied (21.5.1997) by S.I. 1997/1266, art. 5(2)(3)

S. 59 applied (10.2.1997) by S.I. 1997/264, art. 8(6)(7)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (30.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/1306, art. 8(4)(5)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (21.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/2129, art. 8(5)(6)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (20.8.1999) by S.I. 1999/2336, art. 9(5)(6)(8)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (23.8.1999) by S.I. 1999/2981, art. 7(5)(6)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (11.11.1996) by S.I. 1996/2714, art. 4(2)(3)

S. 59: functions of a local authority made exercisable by, or by employees of, such person as may be authorised in that behalf by the local highway authority whose function it is (23.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/2106, art. 2, Sch. 2 para. 1(c)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (29.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1348, art. 21(3)-(5)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (29.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1347, art. 3(3)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (18.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2870, art. 10(6)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (24.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/3627, art. 4(3)(4)

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (9.11.2001) by S.I. 2001/3682, art. 8(6)

C4 S. 59 applied (with modifications) (14.3.2002) by The Chester Guided Busway Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/412), art. 9(4)(5) (with art. 38);

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (30.4.2002) by The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1066), art. 3(3)(4);

S. 59 applied (with modifications) (31.5.2002) by The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Depot) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1327), art. 3(3)

C5 S. 59 applied (with modifications) (28.4.2003) by The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1075), arts. 1, 13(6)(7)(8) (with art. 40)

C6 S. 59 applied (with modifications) (2.4.2004) by The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/757), arts. 1, 3(3)(4)

C7 S. 59 applied (with modifications) (19.11.2004) by The Scarweather Sands Offshore Wind Farm Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3054), arts. 1, 6(4)(5) (with art. 38)

C8 S. 59 applied (with modifications) (11.2.2005) by The Merseytram (Liverpool City Centre to Kirkby) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/120), arts. 1, 4(4)(5) (with arts. 65, 66)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 59 wholly in force: s. 59(1)(2)(4)-(6) in force at 1.1.1993, see s. 170 and S.I. 1992/2984, art. 2(2), Sch. 2; s. 59(3) in force at 14.7.1992 by S.I. 1992/1686, art. 3, Sch.