F22 SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16 Minor and Consequential Amendments

Enactments relating to statutory undertakers etc.

1

1

The holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

i

section 16 of the M1Public Health Act 1925;

ii

the M2Public Health Act 1936;

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iv

Schedule 3 to the M3Water Act 1945;

v

section 4 of the M4Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1948;

F2vi

the M5Water Act 1948;

vii

the National Parks and Access to the M6Countryside Act 1949;

viii

the M7Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951;

ix

the M8Landlord and Tenant Act 1954;

x

the M9Opencast Coal Act 1958;

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xii

section 17(10) of the M10Public Health Act 1961;

xiii

the M11Pipe-lines Act 1962;

xiv

Schedule 3 to the M12Harbours Act 1964;

xv

Schedule 6 to the M13Gas Act 1965;

F3xvi

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xvii

section 40 of the M14Forestry Act 1967;

xviii

section 50 of the M15Agriculture Act 1967;

xix

section 38 of the M16Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967;

xx

paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the M17Countryside Act 1968;

xxi

section 22 of the M18Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968;

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F4xxiv

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xxv

sections 51 . . . F4of the M19Land Compensation Act 1973;

xxvi

sections 47 F6. . . of the M20Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1973;

xxvii

Part III of the M21Control of Pollution Act 1974;

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xxix

the M22Welsh Development Agency Act 1975;

xxx

sections 15(3) and 26 of the M23Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

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xxxii

section 9(3) of the M24Inner Urban Areas Act 1978;

xxxiii

the M25Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979;

xxxiv

F9PartXVI of the M26Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

xxxv

section 53 of the M27Civil Aviation Act 1982;

xxxvi

section 30 of the M28Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982;

xxxvii

section 120 of the M29Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982;

xxxviii

section 2(2)(c) of the M30Cycle Tracks Act 1984;

xxxix

the M31Building Act 1984;

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xli

paragraph 11 of Schedule 8 to the M32Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

F10xlii

section 9 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990.

2

References in the M33Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 to a statutory company shall be construed as including references to the holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act.

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4

The references in sections 73(11)(c) and 74(11)(b) of the M34Highways Act 1980 to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(a) of this Act.

F25

The holder of a licence under section 6(1) of this Act shall be deemed to be an excepted undertaker for the purposes of section 6 of the M35Water Act 1981.

6

Paragraph 23 of Schedule 2 to the M36Telecommunications Act 1984 (undertakers’ works) shall apply to a licence holder for the purposes of any works carried out by him.

7

The reference in section 82(4) of the M37Building Act 1984 (provisions with respect to demolition orders) to a person authorised by an enactment to carry on an undertaking for the supply of electricity shall be construed as a reference to a licence holder.

8

A licence holder shall be deemed to be a public undertaker and his undertaking a public undertaking for the purposes of section 125 of, and paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 8 to, the M38Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

2

1

A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 3 or 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker for the purposes of section 66 of the M39Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 and section 11 of the M40Countryside Act 1968.

2

A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 3 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

a

the M41Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947;

b

the M42New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968;

c

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F12d

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e

section 120 of the M43Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

f

the M44New Towns Act 1981;

g

the M45Acquisition of Land Act 1981; and

h

sections 47, 48, 49 and 51 of, and Schedule 9 to, the M46Civil Aviation Act 1982.

3

The reference in section 48(6) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 to an electricity undertaker shall be construed as a reference to a licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 4 to this Act.

4

A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

a

section 26 of the M47Public Health Act 1925;

b

section 17(1)(b) of the M48Requisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945;

c

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d

the M49Highways Act 1980; and

e

sections 296 and 611 of the M50Housing Act 1985.

5

References in the following enactments, namely—

a

section 6 of the M51Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953;

b

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c

sections 176 and 185 of the M52Highways Act 1980; and

d

paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the M53Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984;

to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to licence holders entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act.

6

A licence holder entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a public utility undertaker for the purposes of the Highways Act 1980 F13. . ..

7

A licence holder who is entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act shall be deemed to be a statutory undertaker and his undertaking a statutory undertaking for the purposes of the following enactments, namely—

F12a

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b

the M54Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.

8

References in the M55Local Government (Omnibus Shelters and Queue Barriers) (Scotland) Act 1958 F14. . . to electricity undertakers shall be construed as references to licence holders entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to this Act.

9

It is immaterial for the purposes of this paragraph whether any power conferred by, or by any provision of, Schedule 3 or 4 to this Act on the holder of a licence under section 6(1)(a) or (2) of this Act is qualified by restrictions, exceptions or conditions included in the licence.

3

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In the following enactments, namely—

F15a

the M56Water Act 1948;

b

section 39 of the M57Opencast Coal Act 1958 except in its application to Scotland;

c

paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the M58Gas Act 1965;

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e

the M59Welsh Development Agency Act 1975;

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g

the M60New Towns Act 1981,

“the appropriate Minister”, in relation to a a licence holder, shall mean the [F18Secretary of State for Trade and Industry].

2

In the following enactments, namely—

a

section 39 of the Opencast Coal Act 1958 in its application to Scotland;

b

the M61Pipe-lines Act 1962;

c

Schedule 3 to the M62Harbours Act 1964;

d

the M63New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968;

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F20f

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g

section 121 of the M64Highways Act 1980;

h

the M65Acquisition of Land Act 1981,

F21i

section 9 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990;

“the appropriate Minister”, in relation to a licence holder, shall mean the Secretary of State.