The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016

Precedence of the WIA 1991

9.—(1) Regardless of any provision of this Order and this Schedule the undertaker must comply fully with all provisions of the WIA 1991 in relation to any use of, any connection with or any actions or omissions which in any way affect the DCC apparatus and nothing in this Order releases the undertaker from the requirement to comply with the provisions of the WIA 1991 in relation to any use of, any connection with or any actions or omissions which in any way affect the DCC apparatus, including without limitation—

(a) sections 41 to 44 of the WIA 1991 in respect of water main requisitions;

(b) section 45 of the WIA 1991 in respect of any connections to a water main;

(c) sections 98 to 101 of the WIA 1991 in respect of sewer requisitions;

(d) section 102 of the WIA 1991 in respect of the adoption of sewers and disposal works;

(e) section 104 of the WIA 1991 in respect of the adoption of any sewers, drains or sewage disposal works as part of the development;

(f) sections 106 to 109 of the WIA 1991 in respect of any connections to public sewers;

(g) section 111 of the WIA 1991 in respect of the restrictions on use of public sewers;

(h) sections 158 and 159 of the WIA 1991 in respect of statutory rights of access to DCC apparatus;

(i) section 174 of the WIA 1991 in respect of offences of interference with works etc;

(j) section 178 of the WIA 1991 in respect of obstruction of sewerage works etc; and

(k) section 185 of the WIA 1991 in respect of the removal, diversion or alteration of DCC apparatus.

(2) The arbitration provisions at article 40 or specified in this Schedule do not apply where DCC uses a warrant of entry in accordance with the provisions of the WIA 1991.