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The Swansea Bay Tidal Generating Station Order 2015

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2

    1. 3.Development consent, etc. granted by Order

    2. 4.Maintenance of authorised development

    3. 5.Operation of generating station, etc.

    4. 6.Benefit of Order

    5. 7.Guarantees in respect of payment of compensation, etc.

    6. 8.Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

  4. PART 3

    1. 9.Street works

    2. 10.Temporary stopping up of streets

    3. 11.Access to works

    4. 12.Agreements with street authorities

  5. PART 4

    1. 13.Discharge of water

    2. 14.Protective work to buildings

    3. 15.Authority to survey and investigate land

  6. PART 5

    1. 16.Application of Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

    2. 17.Right to dredge

    3. 18.Abatement of tidal works abandoned or destroyed

    4. 19.Survey of tidal works

    5. 20.Lights on tidal works, etc. during construction

    6. 21.Provision against danger to navigation

    7. 22.Permanent lights on tidal works

    8. 23.Safety of navigation

  7. PART 6

    1. 24.Compulsory acquisition of land

    2. 25.Power to override easements and other rights

    3. 26.Private rights of way

    4. 27.Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily

    5. 28.Compulsory acquisition of rights

    6. 29.Application of Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981

    7. 30.Acquisition of subsoil only

    8. 31.Acquisition of part of certain properties

    9. 32.Rights under or over streets

    10. 33.Temporary use of land for carrying out authorised development

    11. 34.Temporary use of land for maintaining authorised development

    12. 35.Protection of Coal Authority

    13. 36.Protection of riverine fisheries

    14. 37.Special category land

  8. PART 7

    1. 38.Railway and navigation undertakings

    2. 39.Application of landlord and tenant law

    3. 40.Operational land for purposes of Town and Country Planning Act 1990

    4. 41.Felling or lopping of trees

    5. 42.Application of Energy Act 2004 in relation to decommissioning

    6. 43.Development consent obligation

    7. 44.Development consent obligation: enforcement

    8. 45.Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979

    9. 46.Licences relating to water, etc.

    10. 47.Byelaws

    11. 48.Procedure in relation to certain approvals, etc.

    12. 49.Certification of plans, etc.

    13. 50.Arbitration

    14. 51.Saving for Trinity House

    15. 52.Protection of interests

    16. 53.Crown rights

    17. 54.Provisions for effect of Adaptive Environmental Management Plan

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Authorised development, ancillary and necessary works and Requirements

      1. PART 1A Authorised development

      2. PART 1B Ancillary and necessary works

      3. PART 2 Dimensions of structures

      4. PART 3 Requirements

        1. 1.Interpretation

        2. 2.Time limits, etc.

        3. 3.(1) The authorised development must not commence until a construction...

        4. 4.Detailed design

        5. 5.Construction Environmental Management Plans

        6. 6.Adaptive Environmental Management Plan

        7. 7.Provision of landscaping

        8. 8.Implementation and maintenance of landscaping

        9. 9.Highway works

        10. 10.Fencing and other means of site perimeter enclosure

        11. 11.Operational surface and foul water drainage

        12. 12.Contamination and groundwater

        13. 13.Storage of materials on site

        14. 14.Construction water supply

        15. 15.Electrical grid connection works

        16. 16.Archaeology

        17. 17.Retention of historic assets

        18. 18.Monitoring of noise during construction

        19. 19.Piling

        20. 20.Site waste management plan

        21. 21.Construction traffic

        22. 22.Operational traffic

        23. 23.Major events

        24. 24.Construction and security lighting scheme

        25. 25.Permanent lighting

        26. 26.Flood risk mitigation

        27. 27.Fish and shellfish mitigation strategy

        28. 28.Avian enhancement strategy

        29. 29.Habitats creation strategy

        30. 30.Honeycomb worm translocation strategy

        31. 31.Other ecological matters

        32. 32.Passive provision for western link

        33. 33.Turbines

        34. 34.Disposal of dredged arisings and protection of Kenfig SAC

        35. 35.Beach mitigation management

        36. 36.Requirement for written approval

        37. 37.Where approval or agreement is sought in relation to Requirements...

        38. 38.Amendments to approved details

        39. 39.Marine mammal mitigation strategy

        40. 40.Section 106 agreement

        41. 41.Employment and skills plan

        42. 42.Water Framework Directive

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Streets subject to street works

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Streets to be temporarily stopped up

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Access to works

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights

      1. 1.Compensation enactments modified

      2. 2.Land Compensation Act 1973 modified

      3. 3.Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 modified

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Land of which temporary possession may be taken

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Documents to be certified

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      1. PART 1 For the protection of Associated British Ports

        1. 1.Interpretation

        2. 2.General

        3. 3.Acquisition or use of port land

        4. 4.Approval of plans and arrangements

        5. 5.Notice of works

        6. 6.Inspection

        7. 7.Temporary works

        8. 8.Erosion or accumulation

        9. 9.Lighting, etc.

        10. 10.Abandoned or decayed works

        11. 11.Byelaws

        12. 12.Indemnity

        13. 13.The fact that any work or thing has been executed...

        14. 14.With the exception of any duty owed by AB Ports...

        15. 15.Statutory functions

        16. 16.Arbitration

      2. PART 2 For the protection of Neath Port Authority

        1. 17.Interpretation

        2. 18.General

        3. 19.Approval of plans and arrangements

        4. 20.Notice of works

        5. 21.Inspection

        6. 22.Temporary works

        7. 23.Erosion or accumulation

        8. 24.Lighting, etc.

        9. 25.Abandoned or decayed works

        10. 26.Indemnity

        11. 27.The fact that any work or thing has been executed...

        12. 28.With the exception of any duty owed by Neath Port...

        13. 29.Statutory functions

        14. 30.Arbitration

      3. PART 3 For the protection of National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc

        1. 31.Application

        2. 32.Interpretation

        3. 33.Except for paragraphs 34 (apparatus of protected persons in stopped...

        4. 34.Apparatus of protected persons in stopped up streets

        5. 35.Protective works to buildings

        6. 36.Acquisition of land

        7. 37.Removal of apparatus

        8. 38.Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

        9. 39.Retained apparatus: protection

        10. 40.Expenses

        11. 41.Indemnity

        12. 42.Enactments and agreements

        13. 43.Co-operation

        14. 44.Access

        15. 45.Arbitration

      4. PART 4 For the protection of Western Power Distribution (South Wales) Plc

        1. 46.Application

        2. 47.Interpretation

        3. 48.Except for paragraphs 49 (apparatus of protected persons in stopped...

        4. 49.Apparatus of protected persons in stopped up streets

        5. 50.Protective works to buildings

        6. 51.Acquisition of land

        7. 52.Removal of apparatus

        8. 53.Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

        9. 54.Retained apparatus: protection

        10. 55.Expenses

        11. 56.Indemnity

        12. 57.Enactments and agreements

        13. 58.Co-operation

        14. 59.Access

        15. 60.Arbitration

      5. PART 5 For the protection of SSE Energy Supply Limited, SWALEC and, Wales and West Utilities Limited

        1. 61.Application

        2. 62.Interpretation

        3. 63.Except for paragraphs 64 (apparatus in stopped up streets), 68...

        4. 64.Apparatus of protected person in stopped up streets

        5. 65.Protective works to buildings

        6. 66.Removal of apparatus

        7. 67.Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

        8. 68.Retained apparatus: protection

        9. 69.Expenses

        10. 70.Indemnity

        11. 71.Enactments and agreements

        12. 72.Co-operation

        13. 73.Access

        14. 74.Arbitration

      6. PART 6 For the protection of British Telecommunications Plc, Telefónica O2 UK Limited, and Virgin Media Limited

        1. 75.Application

        2. 76.Interpretation

        3. 77.Apparatus of public communications operator in stopped up streets

        4. 78.Indemnity

        5. 79.Code

      7. PART 7 For the protection of Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig

        1. 80.Application

        2. 81.Interpretation

        3. 82.Consent not to be unreasonably withheld

        4. 83.Water Industry Act 1991

        5. 84.Written consent necessary

        6. 85.Protection of apparatus

        7. 86.Outfall

        8. 87.Suspension of specified works

        9. 88.Repair, maintenance and emergency works

        10. 89.Entry on protected person’s land

        11. 90.Expenses

        12. 91.Damage to apparatus

        13. 92.Enactments

      8. PART 8 For the protection of the City and County of Swansea Council

        1. 93.Accumulation and dredging in River Tawe

        2. 94.Any difference arising between the undertaker and the City and...

        3. 95.In this Part— “authorised development” means the works set out...

  10. Explanatory Note

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