The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016

Power to keep apparatus in streets

9.—(1) The Executive may, subject to article 8(3)(d) (power to alter layout, etc., of streets), for the purposes of or in connection with the construction, maintenance and use of the authorised tramway, place and maintain in any street in which the tramway is or is to be laid and in any street having a junction with such a street any work, equipment or apparatus including but without limitation on the scope of that power, foundations, platforms, road islands, substations, electric lines and any electrical or other apparatus.

(2) In this article—

(a) “apparatus” has the same meaning as in Part 3 (street works in England and Wales) of the 1991 Act;

(b) “electric line” has the meaning given by section 64(1) (interpretation etc. of Part 1) of the Electricity Act 1989(1); and

(c) the reference to any work, equipment or apparatus in a street includes a reference to any work, equipment or apparatus under, over, along or upon the street.

(1)

1989 c. 29.