Temporary stopping up of streets, public rights of way and public rights of navigation
11.—(1) The undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out and maintaining the authorised development, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street or public right of way shown on the access and rights of way plans or within the Order limits and may for any reasonable time—
(a)divert the traffic or a class of traffic from the street or public right of way; and
(b)subject to paragraph (2), prevent all persons from passing along the street or public right of way.
(2) The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street or public right of way affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street or public right of way under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the undertaker may temporarily stop up, alter or divert the streets specified in column (2) of Schedule 6 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule and the public rights of way specified in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 7 (public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified in column (3) of Part 1 of that Schedule.
(4) The undertaker may not temporarily stop up, alter or divert—
(a)any street, public right of way specified in paragraph (3) without first consulting the highway authority; and
(b)any other street or public right of way without the consent of the highway authority, and the highway authority may attach reasonable conditions to any such consent.
(5) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
(6) Without prejudice to the scope of paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any street or public right of way which has been temporarily stopped up under the powers conferred by this article and within the Order limits as a temporary working site.
(7) The undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out and maintaining the authorised development, may temporarily suspend the public rights of navigation in relation to the areas specified in column (4) of Part 2 of Schedule 7 (public rights of navigation to be temporarily suspended) for the purposes of constructing or carrying out the work listed at column (3) of that Part 2 of Schedule 7.
(8) The undertaker must give reasonable notice to the CRT prior to the proposed commencement date of any suspension of the public rights of navigation under paragraph (7), the undertaker must give notice to the Canal and River Trust.
(9) Following a receipt of a notice relating to a suspension pursuant to paragraph (8) the Canal and River Trust must issue a notice to mariners giving the commencement date and other particulars of the suspension to which the notice or consent relates, and that suspension takes effect on the date specified and as otherwise described in the notice.
(10) During the period that public rights of navigation are temporarily suspended under this article, the undertaker must upon application allow reasonable access to the area where such rights of navigation would otherwise apply subject to such conditions as the undertaker may reasonably impose.
(11) The undertaker may not exercise the powers of paragraph (7) of this article after the completion of construction of the authorised development.
(12) The powers in paragraph (7) are subject to Part 3 (Protective Provisions for the Protection of the Canal and River Trust) of Schedule 12.