Street worksE+W
9.—(1) The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised development, enter on so much of any of the streets specified in Schedule 3 (streets subject to street works) and may—
(a)break up or open the street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it;
(b)drill, tunnel or bore under the street;
(c)place and keep apparatus in the street;
(d)maintain apparatus in the street, change its position or remove it;
(e)construct a bridge over the street; and
(f)execute any works required for or incidental to any works referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).
(2) The authority given by paragraph (1) is a statutory right or licence for the purposes of sections 48(3) (streets, street works and undertakers) and 51(1) (prohibition of unauthorised street works) of the 1991 Act and section 176 (restrictions on construction of bridges over highways) of the 1980 Act.
(3) Where the undertaker is not the street authority, sections 54 to 106 of the 1991 Act apply to any street works carried out under paragraph (1).
(4) In this article, “bridge” has the same meaning as in section 176(8) of the 1980 Act.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 9 in force at 25.10.2019, see art. 1