PART 2WORKS PROVISIONS

Principal powers

Power to construct and maintain works5

1

The Company may construct and maintain the scheduled works.

2

Subject to article 6 (power to deviate), the scheduled works may only be constructed in the lines or situations shown on the deposited plans and in accordance with the levels shown on the deposited sections.

3

The Company may on the land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 2 (acquisition of certain lands for ancillary works) carry out and maintain any works specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule with all necessary works and conveniences in connection with those works.

4

Subject to paragraph (6), the Company may do such of the following as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled works—

a

construct and maintain such offices and other buildings, yards, machinery, plant, apparatus and other works and conveniences as the Company thinks fit;

b

make, provide and maintain all such approaches, bridges, subways, interchanges, roundabouts, turning places, lifts, stairs, escalators, ramps, passages, means of access, shafts and stagings as the Company thinks fit;

c

carry out and maintain railway, signalling and permanent way works;

d

make and maintain junctions and communications (including the provision of steps or ramps for the use of persons on foot) with any highway or access way intersected or interfered with by, or contiguous to, any of those works, and widen or alter any highway or access way for the purpose of connecting it with any of those works or another highway, or of crossing under or over the highway or access way;

e

construct, provide and maintain all such embankments, aprons, abutments, retaining walls, wing walls, culverts and other works as may be necessary or convenient;

f

alter or remove any structure erected upon any highway or adjoining land;

g

alter the position of apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains, pipes, cables and street furniture;

h

alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, a watercourse other than a navigable watercourse;

i

carry out and maintain landscaping and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of the scheduled works; and

j

carry out and maintain works for the benefit or protection of premises affected by the scheduled works.

5

Subject to paragraph (6), the Company may carry out and maintain such other works (of whatever nature) as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled works, other than works that would interfere with a navigable watercourse.

6

Paragraphs (4) and (5) only authorise the carrying out or maintenance of works outside the limits of deviation if such works are carried out on land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 2 or in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 11 (land of which temporary possession may be taken) in each case for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule.