The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

23.  In Article 78 (excavations in a road) in paragraph (2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) for the words from “or under” to the end substitute “or in pursuance of a street works licence or in accordance with an authorisation given by the Department under paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 to the Street Works Order;”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (e) for “special road” substitute “protected street”;

(c) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

“(f) in relation to a road which is a protected street, with the consent of the Department under Article 21(1) of the Street Works Order, or by virtue of Article 21(2) of that Order;”.