Street works10
1
The undertaker may, for the purposes of constructing and maintaining the authorised development, enter on the parts of any of the streets specified in Schedule 4 (streets subject to street works) as are within the Order limits and may—
a
break up or open the street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it;
b
tunnel or bore under the street;
c
place apparatus in the street;
d
maintain apparatus in the street or change its position; and
2
The authority given by paragraph (1) is a statutory right for the purposes of sections 48(3) (streets, street works and undertakers) and 51(1) (prohibition of unauthorised street works) of the 1991 Act.
3
The provisions of sections 54 to 106 of the 1991 Act apply to any street works carried out under paragraph (1).
4
In this article “apparatus” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the 1991 Act.