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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/section/16</dc:identifier><dc:title>Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950 (repealed 1.1.1993)</dc:title><dc:description>[An Act to enact uniform provisions for regulating relations as to apparatus in streets between authorities, bodies and persons having statutory powers to place and deal with apparatus therein, and those having the control or management of streets and others concerned in the exercise of such powers; to render such powers exercisable in land which abuts on a street and is destined for use for road purposes; to make further provision for regulating the closing or restriction of use of roads for the purposes of works and as to the use of alternative routes; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid].</dc:description><dc:date>1987-09-01</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2015-09-28</dc:modified><dct:valid>1993-01-01</dct:valid>
					
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        <CommentaryRef Ref="c6300781"/>Part I</Number><Title> The Street Works Code</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/part/I/crossheading/transition-to-the-street-works-code-and-exclusion-of-other-regulative-provisions" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/part/I/crossheading/transition-to-the-street-works-code-and-exclusion-of-other-regulative-provisions" NumberOfProvisions="2" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictEndDate="1993-01-01" Match="false" id="part-I-crossheading-transition-to-the-street-works-code-and-exclusion-of-other-regulative-provisions"><Title> Transition to the street works code and exclusion of other regulative provisions</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictEndDate="1993-01-01" Match="false"><Title> Agreements inconsistent with the street works code to be invalid.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/section/16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/section/16" id="section-16"><Pnumber>16</Pnumber><P1para><Text>An agreement, whether made before or after the passing of this Act, which makes provision for regulating in any respect the exercise of a power to which section one of this Act applies as regards the relations between the undertakers and any authority, body or person concerned as mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section one of this Act shall be of no effect in relation to code-regulated works in so far as its effect apart from this section would be inconsistent with any of the provisions of the street works code:</Text><BlockText><Para><Text>Provided that this section shall not affect the operation of—</Text></Para></BlockText><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/section/16/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/section/16/a" id="section-16-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any agreement in so far as it relates to reinstatement or making good, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/section/16/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/section/16/b" id="section-16-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>any agreement for the waiver or variation of a right conferred on any authority, body or person by any of the said provisions, if the agreement is made after the right has accrued and is not inconsistent with the future operation of any of the said provisions.</Text></P3para></P3></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c6300771" Type="F"><Para><Text>Act repealed (1.1.1993) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22" id="c00001" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22" Title="New Roads and Street Works Act 1991">New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00002" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/section/168/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-168-2">s. 168(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00003" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/schedule/9" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="schedule-9">Sch.9</CitationSubRef> (with savings in <CitationSubRef id="c00004" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/section/103/5" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-103-5">ss. 103(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00005" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/section/161/2" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-161-2">161(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00006" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/section/162/5" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-162-5">162(5)</CitationSubRef>); (E.W.) <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2984" id="c00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="2984">S.I. 1992/2984</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2984/article/2/2" CitationRef="c00007" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2984/schedule/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00007" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch.2</CitationSubRef>; (S.) <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2990" id="c00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="2990">S.I. 1992/2990</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2990/article/2/2" CitationRef="c00010" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2990/schedule/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00010" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch.2</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c6300571" Type="F"><Para><Text>Act repealed (1.1.1993) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22" id="c00013" Year="1991" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="22" Title="New Roads and Street Works Act 1991">New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00014" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/section/168/2" CitationRef="c00013" SectionRef="section-168-2">s. 168(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00015" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/schedule/9" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00013" SectionRef="schedule-9">Sch. 9</CitationSubRef> (with savings in <CitationSubRef id="c00016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/section/103/5" CitationRef="c00013" SectionRef="section-103-5">ss. 103(5)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00017" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/section/161/2" CitationRef="c00013" SectionRef="section-161-2">161(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00018" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1991/22/section/162/5" CitationRef="c00013" SectionRef="section-162-5">162(5)</CitationSubRef>); (E.W.) <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2984" id="c00019" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="2984">S.I. 1992/2984</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2984/article/2/2" CitationRef="c00019" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2984/schedule/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00019" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch.2</CitationSubRef>; (S.) <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2990" id="c00022" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="2990">S.I. 1992/2990</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2990/article/2/2" CitationRef="c00022" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00024" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2990/schedule/2" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00022" SectionRef="schedule-2">Sch.2</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c6300781" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00104" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/Geo6/14/39/part/I" SectionRef="part-I">Pt. I</CitationSubRef> (ss. 1-20) excluded (16.3.1992) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukla/1992/5" id="c00105" Class="UnitedKingdomLocalAct" Year="1992" Number="5" Title="Avon Weir Act 1992">Avon Weir Act 1992 (c. v)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00106" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukla/1992/5/section/6/3" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00105" SectionRef="section-6-3">s. 6(3)</CitationSubRef>.</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>