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• (6) Prior to the commencement of operation of the authorised development the undertaker shall test the use of the authorised development in a manner that shall first have been agreed with Network Rail, and if, notwithstanding any measures adopted pursuant to sub-paragraph (3), the testing of the authorised development causes EMI then the undertaker must immediately upon receipt of notification by Network Rail of such EMI either in writing or communicated orally (such oral communication to be confirmed in writing as soon as reasonably practicable after it has been issued) forthwith cease to use (or procure the cessation of use of) the undertaker’s apparatus causing such EMI until all measures necessary have been taken to remedy such EMI by way of modification to the source of such EMI or (in the circumstances, and subject to the consent, specified in sub-paragraph ‎(5)) to Network Rail’s apparatus.

• (7) In the event of EMI having occurred—

• (a) the undertaker must afford reasonable facilities to Network Rail for access to the undertaker’s apparatus in the investigation of such EMI;

• (b) Network Rail must afford reasonable facilities to the undertaker for access to Network Rail’s apparatus in the investigation of such EMI;

• (c) Network Rail must make available to the undertaker any additional material information in its possession reasonably requested by the undertaker in respect of Network Rail’s apparatus or such EMI; and

• (d) The undertaker shall not allow the use or operation of the authorised development in a manner that has caused or will cause EMI until measures have been taken in accordance with this paragraph to prevent EMI occurring

• (8) Where Network Rail approves modifications to Network Rail’s apparatus pursuant to sub-paragraphs ‎(5) or ‎(6)—

• (a) Network Rail must allow the undertaker reasonable facilities for the inspection of the relevant part of Network Rail’s apparatus; and

• (b) any modifications to Network Rail’s apparatus approved pursuant to those sub- paragraphs must be carried out and completed by the undertaker in accordance with paragraph 6.

• (9) To the extent that it would not otherwise do so, the indemnity in paragraph 15(1) applies to the costs and expenses reasonably incurred or losses suffered by Network Rail through the implementation of the provisions of this paragraph (including costs incurred in connection with the consideration of proposals, approval of plans, supervision and inspection of works and facilitating access to Network Rail’s apparatus) or in consequence of any EMI to which sub- paragraph (6) applies.

• (10) For the purpose of paragraph 10(a) any modifications to Network Rail’s apparatus under this paragraph shall be deemed to be protective works referred to in that paragraph.

• (11) In relation to any dispute arising under this paragraph the reference in article 42 (arbitration) to the Secretary of State shall be read as a reference to the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

12

If at any time after the completion of a specified work, not being a work vested in Network Rail, Network Rail gives notice to the undertaker informing it that the state of maintenance of any part of the specified work appears to be such as adversely affects the operation of railway property, the undertaker must, on receipt of such notice, take such steps as may be reasonably necessary to put that specified work in such state of maintenance as to not adversely affect railway property.

13

The undertaker must not provide any illumination or illuminated sign or signal on or in connection with a specified work in the vicinity of any railway belonging to Network Rail unless it has first consulted Network Rail and it must comply with Network Rail’s reasonable requirements for preventing confusion between such illumination or illuminated sign or signal and any railway signal or other light used for controlling, directing or securing the safety of traffic on the railway.

14

Any additional expenses which Network Rail may reasonably incur in altering, reconstructing or maintaining railway property under any powers existing at the date on which this Order is made by reason of the existence of a specified work must, provided that 56 days’ previous notice of the commencement of such alteration, reconstruction or maintenance has been given to the undertaker, be repaid by the undertaker to Network Rail.

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• (1) The undertaker must pay to Network Rail all reasonable costs, charges, damages and expenses not otherwise provided for in this Part of this Schedule which may be occasioned to or reasonably incurred by Network Rail—

• (a) by reason of the construction, maintenance or operation of a specified work or the failure thereof;

• (b) by reason of any act or omission of the undertaker or of any person in its employ or of its contractors or others whilst engaged upon a specified work;

• (c) by reason of any act or omission of the undertaker or any person in its employ or of its contractors or others whilst accessing to or egressing from the authorised development;

• (d) in respect of any damage caused to or additional maintenance required to, railway property or any such interference or obstruction or delay to the operation of the railway as a result of access to or egress from the authorised development by the undertaker or any person in its employ or of its contractors or others; or

• (e) in respect of costs incurred by Network Rail in complying with any railway operational procedures or obtaining any regulatory consents which procedures are required to be followed or consents obtained to facilitate the carrying out or operation of the authorised development;

and the undertaker must indemnify and keep indemnified Network Rail from and against all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with a specified work or any such failure, act or omission: and the fact that any act or thing may have been done by Network Rail on behalf of the undertaker or in accordance with plans approved by the engineer or in accordance with any requirement of the engineer or under the engineer’s supervision shall not (if it was done without negligence on the part of Network Rail or of any person in its employ or of its contractors or agents) excuse the undertaker from any liability under the provisions of this sub-paragraph.

• (2) Network Rail must—

• (a) give the undertaker reasonable written notice of any such claims or demands;

• (b) not make any settlement or compromise of such a claim or demand without the prior consent of the undertaker; and

• (c) take such steps as are within its control and are reasonable in the circumstances to mitigate any liabilities relating to such claims or demands.

• (3) The sums payable by the undertaker under sub-paragraph ‎(1) shall if relevant include a sum equivalent to the relevant costs.

• (4) Subject to the terms of any agreement between Network Rail and a train operator regarding the timing or method of payment of the relevant costs in respect of that train operator, Network Rail must promptly pay to each train operator the amount of any sums which Network Rail receives under sub-paragraph ‎(3) which relates to the relevant costs of that train operator.

• (5) The obligation under sub-paragraph ‎(3) to pay Network Rail the relevant costs shall, in the event of default, be enforceable directly by any train operator concerned to the extent that such sums would be payable to that operator pursuant to sub-paragraph ‎(4).

• (6) In this paragraph—

• “the relevant costs” means the costs, losses and expenses (including loss of revenue) reasonably incurred by each train operator as a consequence of any specified work including but not limited to any restriction of the use of Network Rail’s railway network as a result of the construction, maintenance or failure of a specified work or any such act or omission as mentioned in subparagraph ‎(1); and

• “train operator” means any person who is authorised to act as the operator of a train by a licence under section 8 of the Railways Act 1993.

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Network Rail must, on receipt of a request from the undertaker, from time to time provide the undertaker free of charge with written estimates of the costs, charges, expenses and other liabilities for which the undertaker is or will become liable under this Part of this Schedule (including the amount of the relevant costs mentioned in paragraph 15) and with such information as may reasonably enable the undertaker to assess the reasonableness of any such estimate or claim made or to be made pursuant to this Part of this Schedule (including any claim relating to those relevant costs).

17

In the assessment of any sums payable to Network Rail under this Part of this Schedule there must not be taken into account any increase in the sums claimed that is attributable to any action taken by or any agreement entered into by Network Rail if that action or agreement was not reasonably necessary and was taken or entered into with a view to obtaining the payment of those sums by the undertaker under this Part of this Schedule or increasing the sums so payable.

18

The undertaker and Network Rail may, subject in the case of Network Rail to compliance with the terms of its network licence, enter into, and carry into effect, agreements for the transfer to the undertaker of—

• (a) any railway property shown on the works and land plans and described in the book of reference;

• (b) any lands, works or other property held in connection with any such railway property; and

• (c) any rights and obligations (whether or not statutory) of Network Rail relating to any railway property or any lands, works or other property referred to in this paragraph.

19

Nothing in this Order, or in any enactment incorporated with or applied by this Order, prejudices or affects the operation of Part I of the Railways Act 1993.

20

The undertaker must give written notice to Network Rail if any application is proposed to be made by the undertaker for the Secretary of State’s consent, under article 5 (benefit of order) of this Order and any such notice must be given no later than 28 days before any such application is made and must describe or give (as appropriate)—

• (a) the nature of the application to be made;

• (b) the extent of the geographical area to which the application relates; and

• (c) the name and address of the person acting for the Secretary of State to whom the application is to be made.

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The undertaker must no later than 28 days from the date that the plans submitted to and certified by the Secretary of State in accordance with article 37 (certification of plans and documents etc.) are certified by the Secretary of State, provide a set of those plans to Network Rail in a format specified by Network Rail.

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In relation to any dispute arising under this part of this Part of this Schedule (except for those disputes referred to in paragraph 11) the provisions of article 42 (arbitration) shall not apply and any such dispute, unless otherwise provided for, must be referred to and settle by a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties, or failing agreement, to be appointed on the application of either party (after giving notice in writing to the other) to the President of the Institute of Civil Engineers.

PART 4 — For the protection of the Environment Agency

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• (1) The following provisions apply for the protection of the Agency unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the Agency.

• (2) In this part of this Schedule—

• “Agency” means the Environment Agency;

• “construction” includes execution, placing, altering, replacing, relaying and removal and excavation and “construct” and “constructed” is construed accordingly;

• “drainage work” means any main river and includes any land which provides or is expected to provide flood storage capacity for any main river and any bank, wall, embankment or other structure, or any appliance, constructed or used for land drainage, flood defence or tidal monitoring;

• “fishery” means any waters containing fish and fish in, or migrating to or from, such waters and the spawn, spawning ground, habitat or food of such fish;

• “main river” has the same meaning given in section 113 of the Water Resources Act 1991;

• “plans” includes sections, drawings, specifications, calculations and method statements;

• “remote defence” means any berm, wall or embankment that is constructed for the purposes of preventing or alleviating flooding from, or in connection with, any main river;

• “specified work” means so much of any work or operation authorised by this Order as is in, on, under, over or within—8 metres of the base of a remote defence which is likely to–endanger the stability of, cause damage or reduce the effectiveness of that remote defence, orinterfere with the Agency’s access to or along that remote defence;8 metres of a drainage work or is otherwise likely to—affect any drainage work or the volumetric rate of flow of water in or flowing to or from any drainage work;affect the flow, purity or quality of water in any watercourse or other surface waters;cause obstruction to the free passage of fish or damage to any fishery;affect the conservation, distribution or use of water resources; oraffect the conservation value of the main river and habitats in its immediate vicinity;

• “watercourse” includes all rivers, streams, ditches, drains, cuts, culverts, dykes, sluices, basins, sewers and passages through which water flows except a public sewer.

Submission and approval of plans

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• (1) Before beginning to construct any specified work, the undertaker must submit to the Agency plans of the specified work and such further particulars available to it as the Agency may within 28 days of the receipt of the plans reasonably request.

• (2) Any such specified work must not be constructed except in accordance with such plans as may be approved in writing by the Agency, or determined under paragraph 12.

• (3) Any approval of the Agency required under this paragraph—

• (a) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;

• (b) is deemed to have been refused if it is neither given nor refused within 2 months of the submission of the plans or receipt of further particulars if such particulars have been requested by the Agency for approval; and

• (c) may be given subject to such reasonable requirements as the Agency may have for the protection of any drainage work or for the protection of water resources, or for the prevention of flooding or pollution or for nature conservation or in the discharge of its environmental duties.

• (4) The Agency must use its reasonable endeavours to respond to the submission of any plans before the expiration of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph ‎(3)(b)

• (5) In the case of a refusal, if requested to do so the Agency must provide reasons for the grounds of that refusal.

Construction of protective works

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Without limiting paragraph 2 the requirements which the Agency may have under that paragraph include conditions requiring the undertaker, at its own expense, to construct such protective works, whether temporary or permanent, before or during the construction of the specified works (including the provision of flood banks, walls or embankments or other new works and the strengthening, repair or renewal of existing banks, walls or embankments) as are reasonably necessary—

• (a) to safeguard any drainage work against damage; or

• (b) to secure that its efficiency for flood defence purposes is not impaired and that the risk of flooding is not otherwise increased,

by reason of any specified work.

Timing of works and service of notices

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• (1) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(2), any specified work, and all protective works required by the Agency under paragraph 3, must be constructed—

• (a) without unreasonable delay in accordance with the plans approved under this Part of this Schedule; and

• (b) to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agency,

and the Agency is entitled by its officer to watch and inspect the construction of such works.

• (2) The undertaker must give to the Agency not less than 14 days’ notice in writing of its intention to commence construction of any specified work and notice in writing of its completion not later than 7 days after the date on which it is completed.

• (3) If the Agency reasonably requires, the undertaker must construct all or part of the protective works so that they are in place prior to the construction of any specified work to which the protective works relate.

Works not in accordance with this Schedule

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• (1) If any part of a specified work or any protective work required by the Agency is constructed otherwise than in accordance with the requirements of this Part of this Schedule, the Agency may by notice in writing require the undertaker at the undertaker’s own expense to comply with the requirements of this Part of this Schedule or (if the undertaker so elects and the Agency in writing consents, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to remove, alter or pull down the work and, where removal is required, to restore the site to its former condition to such extent and within such limits as the Agency reasonably requires.

• (2) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(3) if, within a reasonable period, being not less than 28 days beginning with the date when a notice under sub-paragraph ‎(1) is served upon the undertaker, the undertaker has failed to begin taking steps to comply with the requirements of the notice and has not subsequently made reasonably expeditious progress towards their implementation, the Agency may execute the works specified in the notice and any reasonable expenditure incurred by the Agency in so doing is recoverable from the undertaker.

• (3) In the event of any dispute as to whether sub-paragraph ‎(1) is properly applicable to any work in respect of which notice has been served under that sub-paragraph, or as to the reasonableness of any requirement of such a notice, the Agency must not, except in the case of an emergency, exercise the powers conferred by sub-paragraph ‎(2) until the dispute has been finally determined in accordance with paragraph 12.

Maintenance of works

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• (1) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(6) the undertaker must from the commencement of the construction of the specified works maintain in good repair and condition and free from obstruction any drainage work which is situated within the Order limits and on land held by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the specified works, whether or not the drainage work is constructed under the powers conferred by this Order or is already in existence.

• (2) If any such drainage work which the undertaker is liable to maintain is not maintained to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agency, the Agency may by notice in writing require the undertaker to repair and restore the work, or any part of such work, or (if the undertaker so elects and the Agency in writing consents, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to remove the work and restore the site to its former condition, to such extent and within such limits as the Agency reasonably requires.

• (3) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(5) if, within a reasonable period, being not less than 28 days beginning with the date on which a notice in respect of any drainage work is served under sub- paragraph ‎(2) on the undertaker, the undertaker has failed to begin taking steps to comply with the requirements of the notice and has not subsequently made reasonably expeditious progress towards their implementation, the Agency may do what is necessary for such compliance and any reasonable expenditure incurred by the Agency in so doing is recoverable from the undertaker.

• (4) If there is any failure by the undertaker to obtain consent or comply with conditions imposed by the Agency in accordance with these protective provisions the Agency may serve written notice requiring the undertaker to cease all or part of the specified works and the undertaker must cease the specified works or part thereof until it has obtained the consent or complied with the condition unless the cessation of the specified works or part thereof would cause greater damage than compliance with the written notice.

• (5) In the event of any dispute as to the reasonableness of any requirement of a notice served under sub-paragraph ‎(2), the Agency must not, except in the case of an emergency, exercise the powers conferred by sub-paragraph ‎(3) until the dispute has been finally determined in accordance with paragraph 12.

• (6) This paragraph does not apply to—

• (a) drainage works which are vested in the Agency, or which the Agency or another person is liable to maintain and is not proscribed by the powers of the Order from doing so; and

• (b) any obstruction of a drainage work expressly authorised in the approval of specified works plans and carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Part provided that any obstruction is removed as soon as reasonably practicable.

Remediating impaired drainage work

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If by reason of the construction of any specified work or of the failure of any such work, the efficiency of any drainage work for flood defence purposes is impaired, or that drainage work is otherwise damaged, such impairment or damage must be made good by the undertaker to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agency and if the undertaker fails to do so, the Agency may make good the impairment or damage and recover any expenditure incurred by the Agency in so doing from the undertaker.

Agency access

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If by reason of construction of the specified work the Agency’s access to flood defences or equipment maintained for flood defence purposes is materially obstructed, the undertaker must provide such alternative means of access that will allow the Agency to maintain the flood defence or use the equipment no less effectively than was possible before the obstruction within 24 hours of or as soon as reasonably practicable after the undertaker becoming aware of such obstruction.

Free passage of fish

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• (1) The undertaker must take all such measures as may be reasonably practicable to prevent any interruption of the free passage of fish in the fishery during the construction of any specified work.

• (2) If by reason of—

• (a) the construction of any specified work; or

• (b) the failure of any such work,

damage to the fishery is caused, or the Agency has reason to expect that such damage may be caused, the Agency may serve notice on the undertaker requiring it to take such steps as may be reasonably practicable to make good the damage, or, as the case may be, to protect the fishery against such damage.

• (3) If within such time as may be reasonably practicable for that purpose after the receipt of written notice from the Agency of any damage or expected damage to a fishery, the undertaker fails to take such steps as are described in sub-paragraph ‎(2), the Agency may take those steps and any expenditure incurred by the Agency in so doing is recoverable from the undertaker.

• (4) In any case where immediate action by the Agency is reasonably required in order to secure that the risk of damage to the fishery is avoided or reduced, the Agency may take such steps as are reasonable for the purpose, and may recover from the undertaker any expenditure incurred in so doing provided that notice specifying those steps is served on the undertaker as soon as reasonably practicable after the Agency has taken, or commenced to take, the steps specified in the notice.

Indemnity

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• (1) The undertaker indemnifies the Agency in respect of all costs, charges and expenses which the Agency may incur—

• (a) in the examination or approval of plans under this Part of this Schedule;

• (b) in the inspection of the construction of the specified works or any protective works required by the Agency under this Part of this Schedule; and

• (c) in the carrying out of any surveys or tests by the Agency which are reasonably required in connection with the construction of the specified works.

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• (1) The undertaker is responsible for and indemnifies the Agency against all costs and losses, liabilities, claims and demands not otherwise provided for in this Schedule which may be reasonably incurred or suffered by the Agency by reason of, or arising out of—

• (a) the authorised development; or

• (b) the construction, operation or maintenance of any specified works comprised within the authorised development or the failure of any such works comprised within them; or

• (c) any act or omission of the undertaker, its employees, contractors or agents or others whilst engaged upon the construction, operation or maintenance of the authorised development or dealing with any failure of the authorised development.

• (2) For the avoidance of doubt, in sub-paragraph (1)—

• (a) “costs” includes—

• (i) expenses and charges;

• (ii) staff costs and overheads;

• (iii) legal costs;

• (b) “losses” includes physical damage.

• (c) “claims” and “demands” include as applicable—

• (i) costs (within the meaning of sub-paragraph ‎(2)‎(a)(i) incurred in connection with any claim or demand;

• (ii) any interest element of sums claimed or demanded;

• (d) “liabilities” includes—

• (i) contractual liabilities;

• (ii) tortious liabilities (including liabilities for negligence or nuisance);

• (iii) liabilities to pay statutory compensation or for breach of statutory duty;

• (iv) liabilities to pay statutory penalties imposed on the basis of strict liability (but does not include liabilities to pay other statutory penalties).

• (3) The Agency must give to the undertaker reasonable notice of any such claim or demand and must not settle or compromise a claim without the agreement of the undertaker and that agreement must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

• (4) The Agency must, at all times take reasonable steps to prevent and mitigate any such claims, demands, proceedings, costs, damages, expenses or loss.

• (5) The fact that any work or thing has been executed or done by the undertaker in accordance with a plan approved by the Agency, or to its satisfaction, or in accordance with any directions or award of an arbitrator, must not relieve the undertaker from any liability under the provisions of this Part of this Schedule.

• (6) Nothing in this paragraph imposes any liability on the undertaker with respect to any costs, charges, expenses, damages, claims, demands or losses to the extent that they are attributable to the neglect or default of the Agency, its officers, servants, contractors or agents.

Disputes

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Any dispute arising between the undertaker and the Agency under this Part of this Schedule must, if the parties agree, be determined by arbitration under article 42 (arbitration), but failing agreement be determined by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or its successor and the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero or its successor acting jointly on a reference to them by the undertaker or the Agency, after notice in writing by one to the other.

PART 5 — For the protection of the drainage authorities

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The provisions of this Part have effect for the protection of a drainage authority unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the drainage authority.

2

In this Part of this Schedule—

• “the Board” means Norfolk Rivers Internal Drainage Board;

• “construction” includes execution, placing, altering, replacing, relaying and removal and excavation; and

• “construct” and “constructed” must be construed accordingly;

• “drainage authority” means—in relation to an ordinary watercourse in an internal drainage district, the Board;in relation to an ordinary watercourse in an area outside an internal drainage district, the lead local flood authority.

• “drainage work” means any watercourse and includes any land that provides or is expected to provide flood storage capacity for any watercourse and any bank, wall, embankment or other structure, or any appliance, constructed or used for land drainage or flood defence;

• “evidence” includes hydraulic modelling, infiltration test results and geotechnical evaluations;

• “internal drainage district” has the meaning given in the Land Drainage Act 1991⁵⁴;

• “lead local flood authority” means Norfolk County Council in accordance with the Flood and Water Management Act 2010;

• “ordinary watercourse” has the meaning given in the Land Drainage Act 1991

• “plans” includes sections, drawings, specifications, calculations and method statements;

• “specified work” means so much of any work or operation authorised by this Order as is in, on, under, over or within 9 metres of a drainage work or is otherwise likely to—affect any drainage work;affect the total volume or volumetric rate of flow of water in or flowing to or from any drainage work;affect the flow of water in any drainage work or other surface waters or ground water;affect the conservation, distribution or use of water resources;

• “watercourse” has the meaning given in the Land Drainage Act 1991 and for the avoidance of doubt includes all rivers, streams, ditches, drains, cuts, culverts, dykes, sluices, basins, sewers and passages through which water flows except a public sewer; and

• “working day” means any day which is not Saturday, Sunday, a bank holiday or other public holiday in England.

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• (1) Before beginning to construct any specified work, the undertaker must submit to the relevant drainage authority plans of the specified work, evidence to support said plans and any such further particulars available to it as the relevant drainage authority may within 28 working days of the submission of the plans reasonably require.

• (2) At least 30 days prior submission of information pursuant to sub-paragraph (1), the undertaker must submit relevant plans and evidence to support said plans to the relevant drainage authority and engage in pre-submission discussions in relation to those.

• (3) Any such specified work must not be constructed except in accordance with such plans as may be approved in writing by the relevant drainage authority, or determined under sub-paragraph (3).

• (4) Any approval of the relevant drainage authority required under this paragraph—

• (a) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;

• (b) is deemed to have been given if it is neither given nor refused within 2 months of the submission of the plans for approval or submission of further particulars (where required by the relevant drainage authority under sub-paragraph (1)) whichever is the later; and

• (c) may be given subject to such reasonable requirements and conditions as the relevant drainage authority may consider appropriate.

• (5) The relevant drainage authority must use its reasonable endeavours to respond to the submission of any plans before the expiration of the period mentioned in sub-paragraph (4)(b).

• (6) Any refusal under this paragraph must be accompanied by a statement of the grounds of refusal.

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Without limiting paragraph 3, the requirements which the relevant drainage authority may make under that paragraph include conditions requiring the undertaker at its own expense to construct such protective works, whether temporary or permanent, before or during the construction of the specified works (including the provision of flood banks, walls or embankments or other new works and the strengthening, repair or renewal of existing banks, walls or embankments) as are reasonably necessary—

• (a) to safeguard any drainage work against damage; or

• (b) to secure that its efficiency for flood defence purposes is not impaired and that the risk of flooding is not otherwise increased, by reason of any specified work.

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• (1) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(2), any specified work, and all protective works required by the relevant drainage authority under paragraph 4 must be constructed—

• (a) without unreasonable delay in accordance with the plans approved or deemed to have been approved or settled under this Part; and

• (b) to the reasonable satisfaction of the relevant drainage authority and an officer of the relevant drainage authority is entitled by its officer to watch and inspect the construction of such works.

• (2) The undertaker must give to the relevant drainage authority—

• (a) not less than 14 days’ notice in writing of its intention to commence construction of any specified work; and

• (b) notice in writing of its completion not later than 7 days after the completion of construction.

• (3) If the relevant drainage authority reasonably requires, the undertaker must construct all or part of the protective works so that they are in place prior to the construction of the specified work.

• (4) If any part of a specified work or any protective work required by the relevant drainage authority is constructed otherwise than in accordance with the requirements of this Part, the relevant drainage authority may by notice in writing require the undertaker at the undertaker’s expense to comply with the requirements of this Part or (if the undertaker so elects and the relevant drainage authority in writing consents, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to remove, alter or pull down the work and, where removal is required, to restore the site to its former condition to the reasonable satisfaction of the relevant drainage authority to such extent and within such limits as the relevant drainage authority may reasonably require.

• (5) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(6) and paragraph 10 if, within a reasonable period, being not less than 28 days beginning with the date when a notice under sub-paragraph ‎(4) is served on the undertaker, the undertaker has failed to begin taking steps to comply with the requirements of the notice or subsequently made reasonably expeditious progress towards their implementation, the relevant drainage authority may execute the works specified in the notice and any expenditure reasonably incurred by the relevant drainage authority in so doing is recoverable from the undertaker.

• (6) In the event of any dispute as to whether sub-paragraph ‎(4) is properly applicable to any work in respect of which notice has been served under that sub-paragraph, or as to the reasonableness of any requirement of such a notice, the relevant drainage authority must not except in the case of an emergency exercise the powers conferred by sub-paragraph ‎(5) until the dispute has been finally determined in accordance with paragraph 12.

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• (1) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(6) the undertaker must from the commencement of the construction of the specified work maintain in good repair and condition and free from obstruction any drainage work which is situated within the Order limits and on land held by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the specified work, whether or not the drainage work is constructed under the powers conferred by this Order or is already in existence.

• (2) If any drainage work which the undertaker is liable to maintain is not maintained to the reasonable satisfaction of the relevant drainage authority, the relevant drainage authority may by notice in writing require the undertaker to repair and restore the work, or any part of such work, or (if the undertaker so elects and the relevant drainage authority in writing consents, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to remove the work and restore the site to its former condition, to such extent and within such limits as the relevant drainage authority reasonably requires.

• (3) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(5) if, within a reasonable period being not less than 28 days beginning with the date on which a notice in respect of any drainage work is served under sub-paragraph ‎(2) on the undertaker, the undertaker has failed to begin taking steps to comply with the requirements of the notice and has not subsequently made reasonably expeditious progress towards their implementation, the relevant drainage authority may do what is necessary for such compliance and may, subject to paragraph 10, recover any expenditure reasonably incurred by the relevant drainage authority in so doing from the undertaker.

• (4) If there is any failure by the undertaker to obtain consent or comply with conditions imposed by the relevant drainage authority in accordance with this Part of this Schedule the relevant drainage authority may serve written notice requiring the undertaker to cease all or part of the specified works and the undertaker must cease the specified works or part thereof until it has obtained the consent or complied with the condition unless the cessation of the specified works or part thereof would cause greater damage than compliance with the written notice.

• (5) In the event of any dispute as to the reasonableness of any requirement of a notice served under sub-paragraph ‎(2), the relevant drainage authority must not except in the case of an emergency exercise the powers conferred by sub-paragraph ‎(3) until the dispute has been finally determined in accordance with paragraph 11.

• (6) This paragraph 6 does not apply to—

• (a) drainage works which are vested in the relevant drainage authority or which the relevant drainage authority or another person is liable to maintain and is not proscribed by the powers of the Order from doing; and

• (b) any obstruction of a drainage work for the purpose of a work or operation authorised by this Order and carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

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If by reason of the construction of any specified work or of the failure of any such work the efficiency of any drainage work for flood defence purposes is impaired, or the drainage work is otherwise damaged, the impairment or damage must be made good by the undertaker to the reasonable satisfaction of the relevant drainage authority and, if the undertaker fails to do so, the relevant drainage authority may make good the impairment or damage and recover expenditure from the undertaker the expense reasonably incurred by it in doing so.

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If by reason of construction of the specified work the relevant drainage authority access to flood defences or equipment maintained for flood defence purposes is materially obstructed, the undertaker must provide such alternative means of access that will allow the relevant drainage authority to maintain the flood defence or use the equipment no less effectively than was possible before the obstruction within 24 hours of the undertaker becoming aware of such obstruction.

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• (1) The undertaker must indemnify and compensate the relevant drainage authority in respect of all costs, charges and expenses, the relevant drainage authority may reasonably incur by reason of—

• (a) the review, examination or approval of plans and supporting evidence under this Part;

• (b) the inspection of the proposed site for construction and construction of the specified work or any protective works required by the relevant drainage authority under this Part; and

• (c) the carrying out of any surveys or tests by the relevant drainage authority which are reasonably required in connection with the construction of the specified works.

• (2) Any demands made by a drainage authority in respect of costs, charges and expenses sub- paragraph (1) must be accompanied by evidence.

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• (1) Without limiting the other provisions of this Part, the undertaker must indemnify and compensate the relevant drainage authority in respect of all reasonable claims, demands, proceedings, costs, damages, expenses or loss that may be made or taken against, recovered from or incurred by the relevant drainage authority by reason of—

• (a) the construction, operation or maintenance of any specified works or the failure of any such works comprised within them;

• (b) any damage to any drainage work so as to impair its efficiency for the purposes of flood defence;

• (c) any act or omission of the undertaker, its employees, contractors or agents or others whilst engaged on upon the construction, operation or maintenance of the specified works or dealing with any failure of the specified works; and

• (d) any raising or lowering of the water table in land adjoining the authorised works or any sewers, drains and watercourses; or

• (e) any flooding or increased flooding of any such land.

• (2) The relevant drainage authority must give to the undertaker reasonable notice of any such claim or demand, and no settlement or compromise can be made without the agreement of the undertaker which agreement must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

• (3) The fact that any work or thing may have been done by the undertaker in accordance with a plan approved or deemed approved by the relevant drainage authority, or to its satisfaction, or in accordance with any directions or award of an arbitrator, does not relieve the undertaker from any liability under this Part.

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Any dispute arising between the undertaker and the relevant drainage authority under this Part, if the parties agree, must be determined by arbitration under article 42 (arbitration) but otherwise must be determined by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or its successor and the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero or its successor acting jointly on a reference to them by the undertaker or the relevant drainage authority, after notice in writing by one to the other.

PART 6 — For the protection of National Gas Transmission Plc as Gas Undertaker

Application

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• (1) For the protection of National Gas Transmission as referred to in this Part of this Schedule the following provisions have effect, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and National Gas Transmission.

• (2) Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(3) or to the extent otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and National Gas Transmission, where the benefit of this Order is transferred or granted to another person under article 5 (benefit of the Order)—

• (a) any agreement of the type mentioned in sub-paragraph ‎(1) has effect as if it had been made between National Gas Transmission and the transferee or grantee (as applicable); and

• (b) written notice of the transfer or grant must be given to National Gas Transmission on or before the date of that transfer or grant.

• (3) Sub-paragraph ‎(2) does not apply where the benefit of the Order is transferred or granted to National Gas Transmission (but without prejudice to sub-paragraph 11(3)(b)).

Interpretation

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In this Part of this Schedule—

• “1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991;

• “alternative apparatus” means appropriate alternative apparatus to the satisfaction of National Gas Transmission to enable National Gas Transmission to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner no less efficient than previously;

• “apparatus” means any mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by National Gas Transmission for the purposes of gas supply together with any replacement apparatus and such other apparatus constructed pursuant to the Order that becomes operational apparatus of National Gas Transmission for the purposes of transmission, distribution or supply and includes any structure in which apparatus is or will be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;

• “authorised development” has the same meaning as in article 2(1) of this Order (unless otherwise specified) and for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule includes the use and maintenance of the authorised development and construction of any works authorised by this Schedule;

• “commence” and “commencement” in this Part of this Schedule shall include any below ground surveys, monitoring, groundwork operations or the receipt and erection of construction plant and equipment;

• “deed of consent” means a deed of consent, crossing agreement, deed of variation or new deed of grant agreed between the parties acting reasonably in order to vary or replace existing easements, agreements, enactments and other such interests so as to secure land rights and interests as are necessary to carry out, maintain, operate and use the apparatus in a manner consistent with the terms of this Part of this Schedule;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “ground mitigation scheme” means a scheme approved by National Gas Transmission (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) setting out the necessary measures (if any) for a ground subsidence event;

• “ground monitoring scheme” means a scheme for monitoring ground subsidence which sets out the apparatus which is to be subject to such monitoring, the extent of land to be monitored, the manner in which ground levels are to be monitored, the timescales of any monitoring activities and the extent of ground subsidence which, if exceeded, shall require the undertaker to submit for National Gas Transmission’s approval a ground mitigation scheme;

• “ground subsidence event” means any ground subsidence identified by the monitoring activities set out in the ground monitoring scheme that has exceeded the level described in the ground monitoring scheme as requiring a ground mitigation scheme;

• “in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over, across, along or upon such land;

• “maintain” and “maintenance” include the ability and right to do any of the following in relation to any apparatus or alternative apparatus of National Gas Transmission: construct, use, repair, alter, inspect, renew or remove the apparatus;

• “National Gas Transmission” for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule means National Gas Transmission plc (Company Number 02006000) whose registered office is at National Grid House, Warwick Technology Park, Gallows Hill, Warwick, CV34 6DA or any successor as a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986;

• “Network Code” means the network code prepared by National Gas Transmission pursuant to Standard Special Condition A11(3) of its Gas Transporter’s Licence, which incorporates the Uniform Network Code, as defined in Standard Special Condition A11(6) of National Gas Transmission’s Gas Transporters Licence, as both documents are amended from time to time;

• “Network Code Claims” means any claim made against National Gas Transmission by any person or loss suffered by National Gas Transmission under the Network Code arising out of or in connection with any failure by National Gas Transmission to make gas available for off take at, or a failure to accept gas tendered for delivery from, any entry point to or exit point from the gas national transmission system as a result of the authorised development or any costs or expenses incurred by National Gas Transmission as a result of or in connection with, it taking action (including purchase or buy back of capacity) for the purpose of managing constraint or potential constraint on the gas national transmission system which may arise as a result of the authorised development;

• “plan” or “plans” include all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary properly and sufficiently to describe and assess the works to be executed;

• “protective works” means works or procedures which shall include but will not be limited to compliance with T/SP/SSW/22 (“Specification for safe working in the vicinity of National Gas Transmission’s, High pressure Gas pipelines and associated installation requirements for third parties”), HSE’s “HS(~G)47 Avoiding Danger from underground services” and any other relevant guidance documents as may be issued or updated from time to time and any works including but not limited to the installation of protective measures;

• “specified works” means any of the works or activities undertaken in association with the authorised development which—will or could be situated on, over, under, or within 15 metres measured in any direction of any apparatus or involve embankment works within 15 metres of any apparatus the removal of which has not been required by the undertaker under paragraph 7(2) or otherwise;could in any way adversely affect any apparatus the removal of which has not been required by the undertaker under paragraph 7(2) or otherwise;includes any of the activities that are referred to in paragraph 8 of T/SP/SSW/22 (National Gas Transmission’s policies for safe working in proximity to gas apparatus “Specification for safe working in the vicinity of National Gas Transmission, High pressure Gas pipelines and associated installation requirements for third parties”); and

• “undertaker” means the undertaker as defined in article 2(1) of this Order.

On Street Apparatus

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Except for paragraphs 4 (apparatus of National Gas Transmission in stopped up streets), 9 (retained apparatus: protection), 10 (expenses) and 11 (indemnity) of this Schedule which apply in respect of the exercise of all or any powers under the Order affecting the rights and apparatus of National Gas Transmission, the other provisions of this Schedule do not apply to apparatus in respect of which the relations between the undertaker and National Gas Transmission are regulated by the provisions of Part 3 of the 1991 Act.

Apparatus of National Gas Transmission in closed streets

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• (1) Where any street is closed under the Order, if National Gas Transmission has any apparatus in the street or accessed via that street National Gas Transmission has the same rights in respect of that apparatus as it enjoyed immediately before the closure and the undertaker must grant to National Gas Transmission, or procure the granting to National Gas Transmission of, legal easements reasonably satisfactory to National Gas Transmission in respect of such apparatus and access to it prior to the closure of any such street or highway but nothing in this paragraph affects any right of the undertaker or National Gas Transmission to require the removal of that apparatus under paragraph 7 or the power of the undertaker, subject to compliance with this sub- paragraph, to carry out works under paragraph 9.

• (2) Notwithstanding the temporary closure or diversion of any highway under the powers of article 10 (temporary closure of streets), National Gas Transmission is at liberty at all times to take all necessary access across any such stopped up highway and to execute and do all such works and things in, upon or under any such highway as reasonably necessary or desirable to enable it to maintain any apparatus which at the time of the closure or diversion was in that highway.

Protective works to buildings

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The undertaker, in the case of the powers conferred by article 15 (protective work to buildings), must exercise those powers so as not to obstruct or render less convenient the access to any apparatus without the written consent of National Gas Transmission.

Acquisition of land

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• (1) Regardless of any provision in this Order or anything shown on the land plans or contained in the book of reference to the Order, the undertaker must not (a) appropriate or acquire or take temporary possession of any land or apparatus or (b) appropriate, acquire, extinguish, interfere with or override any easement, other interest or right or apparatus of National Gas Transmission otherwise than by agreement.

• (2) As a condition of an agreement between the parties in sub-paragraph ‎(1), prior to the carrying out of any part of the authorised development (or in such timeframe as otherwise agreed between National Gas Transmission and the undertaker) that is subject to the requirements of this Part of this Schedule that cause any conflict with or breach the terms of any easement or other legal or land interest of National Gas Transmission or affect the provisions of any enactment or agreement regulating the relations between National Gas Transmission and the undertaker in respect of any apparatus laid or erected in land belonging to or secured by the undertaker, the undertaker must as National Gas Transmission reasonably requires enter into such deeds of consent upon such terms and conditions as are agreed between National Gas Transmission and the undertaker acting reasonably and which must be no less favourable on the whole to National Gas Transmission unless otherwise agreed by National Gas Transmission, and it will be the responsibility of the undertaker to procure or secure the consent and entering into of such deeds and variations by all other third parties with an interest in the land at that time who are affected by such authorised development.

• (3) Save where otherwise agreed in writing between National Gas Transmission and the undertaker, the undertaker and National Gas Transmission agree that where there is any inconsistency or duplication between the provisions set out in this Part of this Schedule relating to the relocation or removal of apparatus (including but not limited to the payment of costs and expenses relating to such relocation or removal of apparatus) and the provisions of any existing easement, rights, agreements and licences granted, used, enjoyed or exercised by National Gas Transmission or other enactments relied upon by National Gas Transmission as of right or other use in relation to the apparatus, then the provisions in this Part of this Schedule shall prevail.

• (4) Any agreement or consent granted by National Gas Transmission under paragraph 9 or any other paragraph of this Part of this Schedule, shall not be taken to constitute agreement under sub-paragraph ‎(1).

Removal of apparatus

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• (1) If, in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order, the undertaker acquires any interest in or possesses temporarily any land in which any apparatus is placed, that apparatus must not be removed under this Part of this Schedule and any right of National Gas Transmission to maintain that apparatus in that land must not be extinguished until alternative apparatus has been constructed, and is in operation to the reasonable satisfaction of National Gas Transmission in accordance with sub-paragraph ‎(2) to ‎(5).

• (2) If, for the purpose of executing any works in, on, under or over any land purchased, held, appropriated or used under this Order, the undertaker requires the removal of any apparatus placed in that land, it must give to National Gas Transmission advance written notice of that requirement, together with a plan of the work proposed, and of the proposed position of the alternative apparatus to be provided or constructed and in that case (or if in consequence of the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this Order National Gas Transmission reasonably needs to remove any of its apparatus) the undertaker must, subject to sub-paragraph (3), secure any necessary consents for the alternative apparatus and afford to National Gas Transmission to its satisfaction (taking into account paragraph 8(1) below) the necessary facilities and rights—

• (a) for the construction of alternative apparatus in other land of or land secured by the undertaker; and

• (b) subsequently for the maintenance of that apparatus.

• (3) If alternative apparatus or any part of such apparatus is to be constructed elsewhere than in other land of or land secured by the undertaker, or the undertaker is unable to afford such facilities and rights as are mentioned in sub-paragraph ‎(2) in the land in which the alternative apparatus or part of such apparatus is to be constructed, National Gas Transmission may in its sole discretion, on receipt of a written notice to that effect from the undertaker, take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances in an endeavour to obtain the necessary facilities and rights in the land in which the alternative apparatus is to be constructed save that this obligation shall not extend to the requirement for National Gas Transmission to use its compulsory purchase powers to this end unless it elects to so do.

• (4) Any alternative apparatus to be constructed in land of or land secured by the undertaker under this Part of this Schedule must be constructed in such manner and in such line or situation as may be agreed between National Gas Transmission and the undertaker.

• (5) National Gas Transmission must, after the alternative apparatus to be provided or constructed has been agreed, and subject to a written diversion agreement having been entered into between the parties and the grant to National Gas Transmission of any such facilities and rights as are referred to in sub-paragraph ‎(2) or ‎(3), proceed without unnecessary delay to construct and bring into operation the alternative apparatus and subsequently to remove any apparatus required by the undertaker to be removed under the provisions of this Part of this Schedule.

Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

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• (1) Where, in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Schedule, the undertaker affords to or secures for National Gas Transmission facilities and rights in land for the construction, use, maintenance and protection of alternative apparatus in substitution for apparatus to be removed, those facilities and rights must be granted upon such terms and conditions as agreed between the undertaker and National Gas Transmission and must be no less favourable on the whole to National Gas Transmission than the facilities and rights enjoyed by it in respect of the apparatus to be removed unless otherwise agreed by National Gas Transmission.

• (2) If the facilities and rights to be afforded by the undertaker in respect of any alternative apparatus, and the terms and conditions subject to which those facilities and rights are to be granted, are less favourable on the whole to National Gas Transmission than the facilities and rights enjoyed by it in respect of the apparatus to be removed and the terms and conditions to which those facilities and rights are subject the matter can be referred to arbitration in accordance with paragraph of this Part of this Schedule and the arbitrator must make such provision for the payment of compensation by the undertaker to National Gas Transmission as appears to the arbitrator to be reasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the particular case.

Retained apparatus: protection

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• (1) Not less than 56 days before the commencement of any specified works the undertaker must submit to National Gas Transmission a plan and, if reasonably required by National Gas Transmission, a ground monitoring scheme in respect of those works.

• (2) In relation to specified works, the plan to be submitted to National Gas Transmission under sub-paragraph (1) must include a method statement and describe—

• (a) the exact position of the works;

• (b) the level at which these are proposed to be constructed or renewed;

• (c) the manner of their construction or renewal including details of excavation, positioning of plant etc;

• (d) the position of all apparatus;

• (e) by way of detailed drawings, every alteration proposed to be made to or close to any such apparatus; and

• (f) any intended maintenance regimes.

• (3) The undertaker must not commence any works to which sub-paragraphs ‎(1) and ‎(2) apply until National Gas Transmission has given written approval of the plan so submitted.

• (4) Any approval of National Gas Transmission required under sub-paragraph ‎(2)—

• (a) can be given subject to reasonable conditions for any purpose mentioned in sub-paragraphs ‎(4) or ‎(6); and,

• (b) must not be unreasonably withheld.

• (5) In relation to any work to which sub-paragraphs ‎(1) or ‎(2) apply, National Gas Transmission Gas can require such modifications to be made to the plans as reasonably necessary for the purpose of securing its apparatus against interference or risk of damage for the provision of protective works or for the purpose of providing or securing proper and convenient means of access to any apparatus.

• (6) Works executed under sub-paragraphs ‎(1) or ‎(2) must be executed in accordance with the plan, submitted under sub-paragraph ‎(1) or as relevant sub paragraph ‎(4), as approved or as amended from time to time by agreement between the undertaker and National Gas Transmission and in accordance with such reasonable requirements as may be made in accordance with sub- paragraphs ‎(4) or ‎(6) by National Gas Transmission for the alteration or otherwise for the protection of the apparatus, or for securing access to it, and National Gas Transmission will be entitled to watch and inspect the execution of those works.

• (7) Where National Gas Transmission requires any protective works to be carried out by itself or by the undertaker (whether of a temporary or permanent nature) such protective works, inclusive of any measures or schemes required and approved as part of the plan approved pursuant to this paragraph, must be carried out to National Gas Transmission’s satisfaction prior to the commencement of any specified works for which protective works are required and National Gas Transmission must give notice of its requirement for such works within 42 days of the date of submission of a plan pursuant to this paragraph (except in an emergency).

• (8) If National Gas Transmission in accordance with sub-paragraphs ‎(4) or ‎(6) and in consequence of the works proposed by the undertaker, reasonably requires the removal of any apparatus and gives written notice to the undertaker of that requirement, paragraphs 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 apply as if the removal of the apparatus had been required by the undertaker under paragraph 7(2).

• (9) Nothing in this paragraph precludes the undertaker from submitting at any time or from time to time, but in no case less than 56 days before commencing the execution of the specified works, a new plan, instead of the plan previously submitted, and having done so the provisions of this paragraph apply to and in respect of the new plan.

• (10) The undertaker is not required to comply with sub-paragraph ‎(1) where it needs to carry out emergency works as defined in the 1991 Act but in that case it must give to National Gas Transmission notice as soon as is reasonably practicable and a plan of those works and must comply with sub-paragraphs ‎(5), ‎(6) and ‎(7) insofar as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances and comply with sub paragraph ‎(10) at all times.

• (11) At all times when carrying out any works authorised under the Order the undertaker must comply with National Gas Transmission’s policies for safe working in proximity to gas apparatus “Specification for safe working in the vicinity of National Gas Transmission, High pressure Gas pipelines and associated installation requirements for third parties T/SP/SSW/22” and HSE’s “HS(~G)47 Avoiding Danger from underground services”.

• (12) As soon as reasonably practicable after any ground subsidence event attributable to the authorised development the undertaker must implement an appropriate ground mitigation scheme save that National Gas Transmission retains the right to carry out any further necessary protective works for the safeguarding of its apparatus and can recover any such costs in line with paragraph 10.

Expenses

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• (1) Save where otherwise agreed in writing between National Gas Transmission and the undertaker and subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the undertaker must pay to National Gas Transmission within 30 days of receipt of an itemised invoice or claim from National Gas Transmission all charges, costs and expenses reasonably anticipated within the following three months or reasonably and properly incurred by National Gas Transmission in, or in connection with, the inspection, removal, relaying or replacing, alteration or protection of any apparatus or the construction of any new or alternative apparatus which are required in consequence of the execution of any authorised development including without limitation—

• (a) any costs reasonably incurred by or compensation properly paid by National Gas Transmission in connection with the acquisition of rights or the exercise of statutory powers for such apparatus including without limitation all costs incurred by National Gas Transmission as a consequence of National Gas Transmission—

• (i) using its own compulsory purchase powers to acquire any necessary rights under paragraph 7(3); or

• (ii) exercising any compulsory purchase powers in the Order transferred to or benefitting National Gas Transmission;