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New Roads and Street Works Act 1991

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New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, Section 143 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

143 Measures necessary where apparatus affected by major works.S

(1)Where an undertaker’s apparatus in a road is or may be affected by major works for roads purposes, major bridge works or major transport works, the roads, bridge or transport authority concerned and the undertaker shall take such steps as are reasonably required—

(a)to identify any measures needing to be taken in relation to the apparatus in consequence of, or in order to facilitate, the execution of the authority’s works,

(b)to settle a specification of the necessary measures and determine by whom they are to be taken, and

(c)to co-ordinate the taking of those measures and the execution of the authority’s works,

so as to secure the efficient implementation of the necessary work and the avoidance of unnecessary delay.

(2)The Secretary of State may issue or approve for the purposes of this section a code of practice giving practical guidance as to the matters mentioned in subsection (1) and the steps to be taken by the authority and the undertaker.

(3)Any dispute between the authority and the undertaker as to any of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) shall, in default of agreement, be settled [F1in the prescribed manner].

(4)If the authority or the undertaker fails to comply with an agreement between them as to any of those matters, or with the decision [F2made] under subsection (3) [F3in settlement of a dispute], the authority or undertaker shall be liable to compensate the other in respect of any loss or damage resulting from the failure.

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 143 applied (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. xii, s. 1, Sch. para. 11

C3S. 143(1)(3)(4) excluded (28.11.1992) by S.I. 1992/2990, art.10

Commencement Information

I1S. 143 wholly in force; s. 143(1)(3)(4) in force at 1.1.1993, see s. 170 and S.I. 1992/2990, art. 2(2), Sch. 2; s. 143(2) in force at 14.7.1992 by S.I. 1992/1671, art. 2, Sch.

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