The Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Order 2016

PART 7 E+W+S Protection for Centrica plc

1.  The provisions of this Part have effect for the protection of Centrica unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and Centrica. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 1 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

2.  In this Part— E+W+S

“access road” means the road providing access to Centrica’s power station from Chase Hill Road;

“apparatus” means Centrica’s pipelines, cables, structures, or other electrical, gas or telecommunication infrastructure owned, occupied or maintained by Centrica for the purposes of its undertaking;

“Centrica” means Centrica plc (company number 03033654) and all of its subsidiaries and group companies including but not limited to Centrica KPS Limited (company number 05006144), Centrica Storage Limited (company number 03294124) and Centrica Energy Limited (company number 02877398) or any successor company in title and function;

“relevant undertaker” means—

(a)

in relation to works which are Project A works or associated development or ancillary works relating to Project A works, Optimus Wind;

(b)

in relation to works which are Project B works or associated development or ancillary works relating to Project B works, Breesea; and

(c)

in relation to works which are shared works or associated development or ancillary works relating to shared works, Optimus Wind and Breesea.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 2 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

3.  Before extinguishing any existing rights for Centrica to place, install, keep, inspect, renew and maintain its apparatus on, over or in the Order land or to cross the Order land to access its apparatus, the relevant undertaker, with the agreement of Centrica, must create a new right, which is consistent with the existing right being extinguished, to place, install, keep, inspect, renew and maintain the apparatus in the same location or a new right of access that is reasonably convenient for Centrica, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 3 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

4.—(1) Except where paragraph 5 applies, no works may commence within 10 metres of apparatus or on, to or within 10 metres in any direction of the access road until a construction method statement to protect the apparatus or the access road as the case may be has been prepared by the relevant undertaker and submitted to and agreed with Centrica (provided that Centrica must not unreasonably withhold or delay such agreement). E+W+S

(2) The construction method statement must include provisions in respect of—

(a) the location and methods of reinforcement of crossing points over the apparatus and restrictions on building and altering the ground level over the apparatus elsewhere;

(b) a mechanism for the enforcement of the relevant undertaker’s use of designated crossing points over the apparatus and the agreed reinforcement methods; and

(c) adoption of a prior notification and consent regime which would require the relevant undertaker to—

(i) seek Centrica’s consent to the carrying out of the proposed development within the vicinity of the apparatus or on or to the access road, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and comply with any reasonable conditions attached by Centrica to its consent; and

(ii) notify Centrica of its intention to carry out any development within the vicinity of the apparatus or on or to the access road, such notification to be provided at least 48 hours before any such development occurs; and

the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved construction method statement.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 4 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

5.—(1) If the relevant undertaker acquires or overrides any interest in any land in which apparatus is laid, the apparatus must not be removed under this Part and any right of Centrica to maintain the apparatus in that land must not be extinguished until alternative apparatus has been constructed at the relevant undertaker’s expense and is in operation to the reasonable satisfaction of Centrica in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5). E+W+S

(2) If, for the purpose of executing any works in, on, under or over any land purchased, held, appropriated or used under this Order, the relevant undertaker requires the removal of apparatus in that land, it must give to Centrica 56 days’ advance written notice of that requirement, together with a plan of the work proposed, and of the proposed position of the alternative apparatus to be provided or constructed; and in that case (or if, in consequence of the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this Order, Centrica reasonably needs to remove the apparatus) the relevant undertaker must, subject to sub-paragraph (3), afford to Centrica to its satisfaction (taking into account paragraph 6(1)) the necessary facilities and rights for—

(a) the construction of an alternative apparatus in other land of the relevant undertaker or Centrica; and

(b) subsequently the maintenance of that apparatus.

(3) If alternative apparatus or any part of such apparatus is to be constructed elsewhere than in other land of the relevant undertaker or Centrica, or the relevant undertaker is unable to afford such facilities and rights as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) in the land in which the alternative apparatus or part of such apparatus is to be constructed, Centrica must, on receipt of a written notice to that effect from the relevant undertaker, take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances in an endeavour to obtain the necessary facilities and rights in the land in which the alternative apparatus is to be constructed, except that this obligation does not extend to the requirement for Centrica to seek compulsory purchase powers to this end unless it elects to so do.

(4) Any alternative apparatus to be constructed in land of the relevant undertaker or Centrica under this Part must be constructed in such manner and in such line or situation as may be agreed between Centrica and the relevant undertaker.

(5) Centrica must, after the alternative apparatus to be provided or constructed has been agreed, and subject to the grant to Centrica of any such facilities and rights as are referred to in sub-paragraph (2) or (3), proceed without unnecessary delay to, at the cost of the relevant undertaker, construct and bring into operation the alternative apparatus and subsequently to remove any apparatus required by the relevant undertaker to be removed under this Part.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 5 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

6.—(1) Where, in accordance with this Part, the relevant undertaker affords to Centrica facilities and rights for the construction and maintenance in land of the relevant undertaker of alternative apparatus in substitution for the apparatus to be removed, those facilities and rights must be granted on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the relevant undertaker and Centrica and must be no less favourable on the whole to Centrica than the facilities and rights enjoyed by it in respect of the apparatus to be removed, unless agreed otherwise by Centrica. E+W+S

(2) If the facilities and rights to be afforded by the relevant undertaker and agreed with Centrica under sub-paragraph (1) in respect of any alternative apparatus, or the terms and conditions subject to which those facilities and rights are to be granted, are less favourable on the whole to Centrica than the facilities and rights enjoyed by it in respect of the apparatus to be removed or the terms and conditions to which those facilities and rights are subject, the matter must be referred to arbitration, and the arbitrator must make such provision for the payment of compensation by the relevant undertaker to Centrica as appears to the arbitrator to be reasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the particular case.

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 6 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

7.  If for any reason or in consequence of the construction or operation of the authorised development any damage is caused to any apparatus (other than apparatus the repair of which is not reasonably necessary in view of its intended removal for the purposes of those works) or property of Centrica or to the access road, the relevant undertaker must bear and pay the cost reasonably incurred by Centrica in making good any damage by reason or in consequence of any such damage, provided that the maximum liability of the relevant undertaker or the maximum liability of the relevant undertakers (in aggregate) is limited to £50,000,000 per claim or series of claims arising from 1 event. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 7 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

8.  The relevant undertaker must use its best endeavours to co-ordinate the execution and operation of the works in the interests of safety and the efficient and economic execution of the authorised development and taking into account the need to ensure the safe and efficient operation of Centrica’s undertaking, and Centrica must use its best endeavours to co-operate with the relevant undertaker for that purpose. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 8 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

9.  Despite any provision in this Order or anything shown on the land plans or contained in the book of reference, the undertaker must not acquire any apparatus, override any easement or other interest of Centrica, acquire any land or other interest of Centrica or create any new rights over any land or other interest of Centrica otherwise than by agreement of Centrica, which agreement must not be unreasonably withheld. E+W+S

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 9 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)

10.  Any dispute arising between the undertaker and Centrica under this Part must be determined by arbitration as provided in article 41 (arbitration). E+W+S

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. 12 Pt. 7 para. 10 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)