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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8U.K.Minor and consequential amendments

Extent Information

E1Sch. 8 extends to England and Wales and to Scotland or Northern Ireland also if amended enactment so extends see s. 169

Part IVU.K. Amendments of other enactments

Electricity Act 1989 (c.29)E+W+S

123(1)In Schedule 4 to the Electricity Act 1989 (powers of licence-holders), paragraph 1 (street works in England and Wales) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In sub-paragraph (2) (consent required for placing of certain structures in the street), for the words from “exercisable only” to the end substitute “ exercisable only with the consent of the street authority; but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld ”.

(3)In sub-paragraph (4) (consent required in certain cases for breaking up or opening street)—

(a)for “a street falling within paragraph (b) or (c) of sub-paragraph (2) above” substitute “ a street which is not a maintainable highway ”, and

(b)for “the person mentioned in that paragraph” substitute “ the street authority ”.

(4)For sub-paragraph (8) (savings) substitute—

(8)Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) above shall affect the application to any operation of sections 34 to 36 of the Coast Protection Act 1949..

(5)For sub-paragraph (9) (interpretation) substitute—

(9)In this paragraph “maintainable highway”, “street” and “street authority” have the same meaning as in Part III of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991..