8.—(1) The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised project, enter on so much of any of the streets specified in Schedule 2 (streets subject to street works) as is within the Order limits and may—
(a)place apparatus under the street;
(b)maintain apparatus under the street or change its position; and
(c)execute any works required for or incidental to any works referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).
(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) The provisions of sections 54 to 106 of the 1991 Act apply to any street works carried out under paragraph (1).
(4) In this article “apparatus” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the 1991 Act.
9.—(1) The undertaker may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised project, temporarily stop up each of the public rights of way specified in columns (2) of Schedule 3 (public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified in column (3), by reference to the letters shown on the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan.
10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised project, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street within the Order limits and may for any reasonable time—
(a)divert the traffic or a class of traffic from the street; and
(b)subject to paragraph (2), prevent all persons from passing along the street.
(2) The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
(3) The undertaker must not temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street without the consent of the street authority which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent.
(4) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
(5) If a street authority fails to notify the undertaker of its decision within 28 days of receiving an application for consent under paragraph (3) that street authority is deemed to have granted consent.
11.—(1) The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised project—
(a)form and lay out means of access, or improve existing means of access, in the locations specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 4 (access to works); and
(b)with the approval of the relevant planning authority after consultation with the highway authority in accordance with requirement 16 (highway accesses and improvements), form and lay out such other means of access or improve existing means of access, at such locations within the Order limits as the undertaker reasonably requires for the purposes of the authorised project.
(2) If the relevant planning authority fails to notify the undertaker of its decision within 28 days of receiving an application for approval under paragraph (1)(b) that relevant planning authority is deemed to have granted approval.
12.—(1) A street authority and the undertaker may enter into agreements with respect to—
(a)any temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street authorised by this Order; or
(b)the carrying out in the street of any of the works referred to in article 8(1) (street works).
(2) Such an agreement may, without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1)—
(a)make provision for the street authority to carry out any function under this Order which relates to the street in question;
(b)include an agreement between the undertaker and street authority specifying a reasonable time for the completion of the works; and
(c)contain such terms as to payment and otherwise as the parties consider appropriate.