Powers requiring CRT's consentE+W
18.—(1) The undertaker must not in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order obstruct or interfere with pedestrian or vehicular access to the waterway unless such obstruction or interference with such access is with the consent of CRT.
(2) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by this Order to discharge water into the waterway under article 14 (discharge of water) or in any way interfere with the supply of water to or the drainage of water from the waterway unless such exercise is with the consent of CRT, save as to surface water discharge which will not require the consent of CRT.
(3) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by article 15 (authority to survey and investigate land) or section 11(3) of the 1965 Act, in relation to the waterway unless such exercise is with the consent of CRT.
(4) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by this Order to temporarily stop up streets or public rights of way under article 11 (temporary stopping up of streets, public rights of way and public rights of navigation), as applied by Schedule 6 (streets to be temporarily stopped up), Part 1 of Schedule 7 (public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up) and Part 2 of Schedule 7 (public rights of navigation to be temporarily suspended) so as to divert any right of access to or any right of navigation along the waterway but such right of access may be diverted with the consent of CRT.
(5) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by this Order to abstract water from the waterway if either—
(a)that abstraction substantially deviates (which for the purpose of this paragraph 18 means a deviation in angle greater than 20°) as compared to the angle of abstraction at 30 May 2017; or
(b)the rate of abstraction increases beyond the licensed levels for the existing coal-fired power station as at 30 May 2017
unless such abstraction is with the consent of CRT.
(6) The consent of CRT pursuant to sub-paragraphs (1) to (4) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed but may be given subject to reasonable terms and conditions which in the case of article 14 (discharge of water) may include conditions—
(a)specifying the maximum volume water which may be discharged in any period; and
(b)authorising CRT on giving reasonable notice (except in an emergency, when CRT may require immediate suspension) to the undertaker to require the undertaker to suspend the discharge of water or reduce the flow of water where this is necessary by reason of any operational or environmental requirement of CRT, to the extent that any discharge of water by the undertaker is into the waterway.
(7) The consent of CRT pursuant to sub-paragraph (5) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed but may be given subject to reasonable terms and conditions including specifying the maximum velocity of the flow of water which may be abstracted at right angles to the waterway at any time.