The Street Works (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

Restriction on works following substantial road works

9.—(1) Article 18 of the 1995 Order (restriction on works following substantial road works) is amended as specified in paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2) In paragraph (1), for the words “12 months” there is substituted “prescribed period”.

(3) In paragraph (2), after “prescribed” there is inserted “form and” and for “3 months” there is substituted “such period as may be prescribed”.

(4) In paragraph (3) after sub-paragraph (e) there is inserted

“and

(f) any other person of a prescribed description;”

(and the word “and” after sub-paragraph (d) is omitted).

(5) In paragraph (4), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted “within such period as may be prescribed”.

(6) In paragraph (6), at the beginning of sub-paragraph (b) there is inserted “if he is convicted of an offence under this paragraph”.

(7) In paragraph (7), for “by arbitration” there is substituted “in the prescribed manner”.

(8) After that paragraph there is inserted—

“(7A) Regulations under paragraph (7) may in particular make provision for the question referred to in that paragraph to be settled—

(a) by arbitration;

(b) by the planning appeals commission on appeal by the undertaker.”.