The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Order 2022

Retained apparatus: protection and plan approval

8.—(1) Not less than 28 days before starting the execution of any works of the type referred to in paragraph 6(1) that are near to, or will or may affect, any apparatus the removal of which has not been required by the Agency under paragraph 5(1), the Agency must submit to the specified undertaker in question plans of those works.

(2) Those works are to be executed only in accordance with the plans submitted under sub-paragraph (1) and in accordance with such reasonable requirements as may be made in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) by the specified undertaker for the alteration or otherwise for the protection of the apparatus, or for securing access to it, and an officer of the specified undertaker is entitled to watch and inspect the execution of those works.

(3) Any requirements made by the specified undertaker under sub-paragraph (2) must be made within a period of 21 days beginning with the date on which the plans under sub-paragraph (1) are submitted to it.

(4) If a specified undertaker in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) and in consequence of the works proposed by the Agency, reasonably requires the removal of any apparatus and gives written notice to the Agency of that requirement, paragraphs 1 to 6 apply as if the removal of the apparatus had been required by the Agency under paragraph 5(1).

(5) Nothing in this paragraph precludes the Agency from submitting at any time or from time to time, but in no case less than 28 days before commencing the execution of any works, new plans instead of the plans previously submitted, and having done so the provisions of this paragraph apply to and in respect of the new plans.

(6) The Agency is not required to comply with sub-paragraph (1) in a case of emergency but in that case it must give to the specified undertaker notice as soon as is reasonably practicable and plans of those works as soon as reasonably practicable subsequently and must comply with sub-paragraph (2) in so far as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.

(7) Nothing in sub-paragraph (6) entitles the Agency to carry out works to any apparatus but, upon receipt of notice from the Agency, the specified undertaker must proceed to carry out such works as may be required without unreasonable delay.