1996 No. 223 (C. 10)
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The Street Works (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996

Made
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(2) of the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 19951 and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 19742 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Street Works (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.

(2)

In this Order “the Order” means the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.

Appointed day2.

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in the Schedule is 3rd June 1996.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

J. Carlisle
Assistant Secretary

SCHEDULEProvisions of the Order for which 3rd June 1996 is appointed as the day of coming into operation

Article 2

Provision of the Order

Subject Matter

Article 1

Title and commencement

Article 2

General interpretation

Article 3

Streets and street works

Article 4

Undertakers

Article 5

Works for road purposes and major road works

Article 6

Emergency works

Article 7

The street authority and other relevant authorities

Article 8

Interpretation of expressions in relation to bridges

Article 9

Interpretation of expressions in relation to sewers

Article 10

Interpretation of expressions in relation to transport

Article 13(4)

Power of Department to make regulations in relation to the street works register

Article 16(2) and (4)

Power of Department to make regulations and issue or approve code of practice relating to the giving of directions as to timing of street works

Article 18

Restriction on works following substantial road works

Article 19(3)

Duty of Department to issue or approve code of practice relating to duty of street authority to co-ordinate works

Article 20(2)

Duty of Department to issue or approve code of practice relating to general duty of undertakers to co-operate

Article 22

Supplementary provisions as to designation of special road

Article 25(3)

Duty of Department to issue or approve code of practice relating to safety measures

Article 26

Avoidance of unnecessary delay or obstruction

Article 27

Qualifications of supervisors and operatives

Article 30

Duty of undertaker to reinstate

Article 31

Materials, workmanship and standard of reinstatement

Article 35

Inspection Fees

Article 36

Liability for cost of temporary traffic regulation

Article 37

Liability for cost of use of alternative route

Article 38

Contributions to costs of making good long term damage

Article 41(3) and (4)

Power of Department to make regulations concerning inspection and maintenance of apparatus

Article 44(2)

Power of Department to issue or approve code of practice relating to measures necessary where apparatus affected by major works

Article 45

Sharing of cost of necessary measures

Article 46

Prospective roads

Article 50

Special precautions as to displaying of lights

Article 52

Offences

Article 53

Recovery of costs or expenses

Article 54

Notices

Article 55

Arbitration

Article 57

Consequential amendment of other statutory provisions

Article 58

Crown application

Article 59

Regulations

Schedule 3 in the respects specified below and Article 60(1) so far as it relates to them—

  • paragraph 2,

  • paragraph 3,

  • paragraph 9,

  • paragraph 33(a)

Minor and consequential amendments

The following repeal in Schedule 4 and Article 60(2) so far as it relates to it—

  • paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984

Repeals

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into operation on 3rd June 1996 the provisions of the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 specified in the Schedule.