SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

PART 7FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND DRAINAGE AUTHORITIES

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Any dispute between the undertaker and the drainage authority under this Part, if the parties agree, must be determined by arbitration under article 37 (arbitration), but otherwise must be determined by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and F1the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero acting jointly on a reference to them by the undertaker or the drainage authority, after notice in writing by one to the other.