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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 PRINCIPAL POWERS

    1. 3.Development consent, etc. granted by the Order

    2. 4.Maintenance of authorised development

    3. 5.Maintenance of drainage works

    4. 6.Limits of deviation

    5. 7.Benefit of Order

    6. 8.Consent to transfer benefit of Order

  4. PART 3 STREETS

    1. 9.Application of the 1991 Act

    2. 10.Construction and maintenance of new, altered or diverted streets and other structures

    3. 11.Access to works

    4. 12.Temporary closure, alteration, diversion and restriction of use of streets

    5. 13.Use of private roads for construction

    6. 14.Permanent stopping up of streets and private means of access

    7. 15.Classification of roads, etc.

    8. 16.Clearways, speed limits and prohibitions

    9. 17.Traffic regulation – local roads

  5. PART 4 SUPPLEMENTAL POWERS

    1. 18.Powers in relation to relevant navigations or watercourses

    2. 19.Discharge of water

    3. 20.Protective work to land and buildings

    4. 21.Authority to survey and investigate the land

    5. 22.Removal of human remains

    6. 23.Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows

    7. 24.Trees subject to tree preservation orders

  6. PART 5 POWERS OF ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND

    1. 25.Compulsory acquisition of land

    2. 26.Compulsory acquisition of land – incorporation of the mineral code

    3. 27.Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily

    4. 28.Compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants

    5. 29.Private rights over land

    6. 30.Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

    7. 31.Application of the 1981 Act

    8. 32.Modification of the 2017 Regulations

    9. 33.Acquisition of subsoil or airspace only

    10. 34.Rights under or over streets

    11. 35.Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development

    12. 36.Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development

    13. 37.Statutory undertakers

    14. 38.Apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in stopped up streets

    15. 39.Recovery of costs of new connections

    16. 40.Special category land

    17. 41.Disregard of certain improvements, etc.

    18. 42.Set off for enhancement in value of retained land

    19. 43.Crown rights

  7. PART 6 OPERATIONS

    1. 44.Power to operate, use and close the tunnel area

    2. 45.Road user charging

    3. 46.Suspension of road user charging

    4. 47.No apparatus in the tunnel area without consent

    5. 48.Protection of the tunnel area, etc.

    6. 49.Removal of vehicles

    7. 50.Removal of obstructions

    8. 51.Byelaws relating to the tunnel area

    9. 52.Fixed penalty notices relating to byelaws

  8. PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

    1. 53.Disapplication of legislative provisions, etc.

    2. 54.Designation of fen land

    3. 55.Application of local legislation, etc.

    4. 56.Planning permission, etc.

    5. 57.Application of landlord and tenant law

    6. 58.Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

    7. 59.Protection of interests

    8. 60.Deemed marine licence

    9. 61.SACR

    10. 62.Certification of documents, etc.

    11. 63.Service of notices

    12. 64.Arbitration

    13. 65.Financial arrangements for the Kent Downs National Landscape

    14. 66.Power to override easements and other rights

    15. 67.No double recovery

    16. 68.Interface with waste operation permits

  9. Signature

  10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

      1. PART 1 AUTHORISED WORKS

        1. Utilities works – Overhead Line diversion works

        2. Utilities works – Temporary Overhead Line diversion works

        3. Utilities works – Gas pipeline works

        4. Utilities works – Multi-utility diversion works

        5. Utilities works – Temporary multi-utility diversion works

        6. Environmental works

        7. Temporary environmental works

        8. Open space and common land

        9. Flood compensation areas

        10. Construction areas – Main works compounds

        11. Construction areas – Utility logistics hubs

        12. Ancillary works

      2. PART 2 WORKS TO SCHEDULED MONUMENTS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      REQUIREMENTS

      1. PART 1 REQUIREMENTS

        1. 1.Interpretation

        2. 2.Time limits

        3. 3.Detailed design

        4. 4.Construction and handover environmental management plans

        5. 5.Landscaping and ecology

        6. 6.Contaminated land and groundwater

        7. 7.Protected species

        8. 8.Surface and foul water drainage

        9. 9.Historic environment

        10. 10.Traffic management

        11. 11.Construction travel plans

        12. 12.Fencing

        13. 13.Travellers’ site in Thurrock

        14. 14.Traffic monitoring

        15. 15.Interaction with Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant

        16. 16.Carbon and energy management plan

        17. 17.Passive provision for Tilbury link road

        18. 18.Operation of the Orsett Cock roundabout

        19. 19.Amendments to approved details

        20. 20.Amendments to the control documents

      2. PART 2 PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS

        1. 21.Applications made to the Secretary of State under Part 1

        2. 22.Further information

        3. 23.Details of consultation

        4. 24.Register of requirements

        5. 25.Anticipatory steps towards compliance with any requirement

      3. PART 3 AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE CONTROL DOCUMENTS

        1. 26.Amendments to be made to the Code of Construction Practice and the REAC

        2. 27.Amendments to be made to the Outline LEMP

        3. 28.(1) Appendix 1 (LEMP Terms of Reference) of the Outline...

        4. 29.Amendments to be made to the Design Principles Document

        5. 30.Amendments to be made to the Consents and Agreements Position Statement

        6. 31.Amendments to be made to the SACR

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      TEMPORARY CLOSURE, ALTERATION, DIVERSION AND RESTRICTION OF USE OF STREETS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      PERMANENT STOPPING UP OF STREETS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS

      1. PART 1 HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

      2. PART 2 HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS NOT TO BE PROVIDED

      3. PART 3 OTHER STREETS OR PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

      4. PART 4 OTHER STREETS OR PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS NOT TO BE PROVIDED

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS, ETC.

      1. PART 1 SPECIAL ROADS

      2. PART 2 TRUNK ROADS

      3. PART 3 GLA ROADS

      4. PART 4 CLASSIFIED ROADS

      5. PART 5 UNCLASSIFIED ROADS

      6. PART 6 OTHER PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND PERMISSIVE PATHS

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      TRAFFIC REGULATION MEASURES

      1. PART 1 SPEED LIMITS

      2. PART 2 CLEARWAYS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS

      3. PART 3 VARIATIONS OF EXISTING TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      TREES SUBJECT TO TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      LAND OF WHICH ONLY NEW RIGHTS ETC. MAY BE ACQUIRED

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS AND IMPOSITION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

      1. 1.Compensation enactments

      2. 2.(1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

      3. 3.(1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

      4. 4.Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

      5. 5.(1) The modifications referred to in paragraph 4(a) are as...

      6. 6.Application of the 2017 Regulations

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      LAND IN WHICH ONLY SUBSOIL OR NEW RIGHTS IN AND ABOVE SUBSOIL AND SURFACE MAY BE ACQUIRED

    11. SCHEDULE 11

      LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

    12. SCHEDULE 12

      ROAD USER CHARGING PROVISIONS FOR USE OF THE LOWER THAMES CROSSING

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Application of the Enforcement Regulations

      3. 3.Imposition of charges for the tunnel area

      4. 4.Payment of charges

      5. 5.Payments for local residents

      6. 6.Other payments

      7. 7.Penalty charge for non-payment of road user charge

      8. 8.Exercise of powers

      9. 9.Examination of motor vehicles

      10. 10.Entering motor vehicles

      11. 11.Seizure

      12. 12.Immobilisation of motor vehicles

      13. 13.Removal, storage and disposal of motor vehicles

    13. SCHEDULE 13

      LOWER THAMES CROSSING BYELAWS

      1. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

        1. 1.Citation

        2. 2.Interpretation

      2. PART 2 RESTRICTIONS IN THE TUNNEL AREA

        1. 3.General safety

        2. 4.Traffic regulation

        3. 5.Breakdowns and falling loads

        4. 6.Restrictions on conduct in the tunnel area

      3. PART 3 ENFORCEMENT

        1. 7.Compliance with instructions, etc.

        2. 8.Identification of authorised persons

        3. 9.Breaches by authorised persons

        4. 10.Attempted breach

    14. SCHEDULE 14

      PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

      1. PART 1 FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS

        1. 1.Application

        2. 2.Interpretation

        3. 3.On street apparatus

        4. 4.Apparatus in stopped up streets

        5. 5.Protective works to buildings

        6. 6.Acquisition of land

        7. 7.Removal of apparatus

        8. 8.Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

        9. 9.Retained apparatus

        10. 10.Expenses and costs

        11. 11.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), if by reason...

        12. 12.Co-operation

        13. 13.Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects the provisions...

      2. PART 2 FOR THE PROTECTION OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS

        1. 14.Application

        2. 15.Interpretation

        3. 16.The exercise of the powers conferred by article 37 (statutory...

        4. 17.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), if as the...

      3. PART 3 FOR THE PROTECTION OF DRAINAGE AUTHORITIES

        1. 18.Application

        2. 19.Interpretation

        3. 20.Approval of plans

        4. 21.Without limiting paragraph 20 (approval of plans), the requirements which...

        5. 22.Specified and protective works

        6. 23.Maintenance of drainage works

        7. 24.Expenses and indemnity

        8. 25.The undertaker must make reasonable compensation for costs, charges and...

        9. 26.(1) Without limiting the other provisions of this Part, the...

        10. 27.The fact that any work or thing has been executed...

        11. 28.Disputes

      4. PART 4 FOR THE PROTECTION OF RAILWAY INTERESTS

        1. 29.Application

        2. 30.Interpretation

        3. 31.(1) Where under this Part of this Schedule the Company...

        4. 32.(1) The undertaker must, before commencing construction of any specified...

        5. 33.(1) Any specified work and any protective works to be...

        6. 34.(1) The undertaker must— (a) at all times afford reasonable...

        7. 35.The Company must at all times afford reasonable facilities to...

        8. 36.(1) If any permanent or temporary alterations or additions to...

        9. 37.The undertaker must repay to the Company all reasonable fees,...

        10. 38.(1) In this paragraph— “EMI” means, subject to sub-paragraph (2),...

        11. 39.If at any time after the completion of a specified...

        12. 40.The undertaker must not provide any illumination or illuminated sign...

        13. 41.Any additional expenses which the Company may properly and reasonably...

        14. 42.(1) The undertaker must pay to the Company all reasonable...

        15. 43.The Company must, on receipt of a request from the...

        16. 44.In the assessment of any sums payable to the Company...

        17. 45.The undertaker and the Company may, subject in the case...

        18. 46.(1) Nothing in this Order, or in any enactment incorporated...

        19. 47.The undertaker must no later than 28 days from the...

      5. PART 5 FOR THE PROTECTION OF SPECIFIED GAS UNDERTAKERS

        1. 48.Application

        2. 49.Interpretation

        3. 50.On Street apparatus

        4. 51.Apparatus of the gas undertaker in stopped up streets

        5. 52.Protective works to buildings

        6. 53.Acquisition of land

        7. 54.Removal of apparatus

        8. 55.Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

        9. 56.Retained apparatus: protection of the gas undertaker

        10. 57.Expenses

        11. 58.Indemnity

        12. 59.Enactments and agreements

        13. 60.Co-operation

        14. 61.Access

        15. 62.Arbitration

        16. 63.Notices

      6. PART 6 FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC AS GAS UNDERTAKER

        1. 64.Application

        2. 65.Interpretation

        3. 66.Except for paragraphs 67 (apparatus of National Grid in stopped...

        4. 67.Apparatus of National Grid in stopped up streets

        5. 68.Protective works to buildings

        6. 69.Acquisition of land

        7. 70.Removal of apparatus

        8. 71.Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

        9. 72.Retained apparatus: protection of gas undertaker

        10. 73.Expenses

        11. 74.Indemnity

        12. 75.Enactments and agreements

        13. 76.Co-operation

        14. 77.Access

        15. 78.Arbitration

        16. 79.Notices

      7. PART 7 FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC AS ELECTRICITY UNDERTAKER

        1. 80.Application

        2. 81.Interpretation

        3. 82.Except for paragraphs 83 (apparatus of National Grid in stopped...

        4. 83.Apparatus of National Grid in stopped up streets

        5. 84.Protective works to buildings

        6. 85.Acquisition of land

        7. 86.Removal of apparatus

        8. 87.Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

        9. 88.Retained apparatus: protection of electricity undertaker

        10. 89.Expenses

        11. 90.Indemnity

        12. 91.Enactments and agreements

        13. 92.Co-operation

        14. 93.Access

        15. 94.Arbitration

        16. 95.Notices

      8. PART 8 FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY

        1. 96.Application

        2. 97.Interpretation

        3. 98.Approval of detailed design (excluding the tunnelling works)

        4. 99.Design of, and coordination of, tunnelling works to ensure existing and future use of river Thames

        5. 100.Construction of tunnelling works

        6. 101.As built drawings

        7. 102.Discharges etc.

        8. 103.Removal of temporary works

        9. 104.Protective action

        10. 105.Facilities for navigation

        11. 106.Use of land above the riverbed of the river Thames

        12. 107.Survey of the river Thames riverbed

        13. 108.Statutory functions

        14. 109.Indemnity

        15. 110.Disposals, etc.

        16. 111.Navigational lights, buoys, etc.

        17. 112.Directions as to lights

        18. 113.Removal, etc. of the PLA’s moorings and buoys

        19. 114.Abandoned or decayed works

        20. 115.Apparatus in the tunnel area

        21. 116.Disputes

      9. PART 9 FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

        1. 117.Application and Interpretation

        2. 118.Submission and approval of plans

        3. 119.Construction of protective works

        4. 120.Timing of works and service of notices

        5. 121.Works not in accordance with this Part

        6. 122.Maintenance of works

        7. 123.Remediating impaired drainage work

        8. 124.Agency access

        9. 125.Free passage of fish

        10. 126.Indemnity

        11. 127.(1) The undertaker is responsible for and must indemnify the...

        12. 128.Disputes

      10. PART 10 FOR THE PROTECTION OF PORT OF TILBURY LONDON LIMITED

        1. 129.Application

        2. 130.Interpretation

        3. 131.Approval of plans

        4. 132.Approval of specified easements

        5. 133.Restoration of Port land

        6. 134.Consultation

        7. 135.Notification of works to utilities and services affecting the Port

        8. 136.Construction traffic management protocol within the Port

        9. 137.Streets

        10. 138.Minimising disruption to affected roads and streets within the Port

        11. 139.Obstruction within the Port

        12. 140.Land powers

        13. 141.As-built plans

        14. 142.Accumulation and erosion

        15. 143.Permitting

        16. 144.Port closure in emergency

        17. 145.Interaction with the Tilbury2 Order

        18. 146.Safeguarding of access to the Port by rail

        19. 147.Disposals, etc.

        20. 148.Costs

        21. 149.Indemnity

        22. 150.Disputes

      11. PART 11 FOR THE PROTECTION OF LOCAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITIES

        1. 151.Application

        2. 152.Definitions

        3. 153.Design input and commencement

        4. 154.(1) Before commencing the construction of, or the carrying out...

        5. 155.Survey reinstatement

        6. 156.Inspections and testing of materials

        7. 157.Road Safety Audits

        8. 158.Defects in local highways constructed by the undertaker

        9. 159.Provisional Certificate

        10. 160.Maintenance

        11. 161.Final Certificate

        12. 162.Emergency Work

        13. 163.Land interests

        14. 164.Disputes

    15. SCHEDULE 15

      DEEMED MARINE LICENCE

      1. PART 1 INTRODUCTORY

        1. 1.Interpretation

        2. 2.Contact Details

      2. PART 2 LICENSABLE MARINE ACTIVITIES

        1. 3.Subject to the licence conditions in Part 4 of this...

        2. 4.The activities set out in this Part may be carried...

        3. 5.(1) In this licence, “authorised development” means construction, alteration, improvement,...

      3. PART 3 ENFORCEMENT

        1. 6.Any breach of this licence does not constitute a breach...

      4. PART 4 CONDITIONS

        1. 7.General conditions

        2. 8.(1) The MMO must be notified at the earliest opportunity...

        3. 9.Distribution of copies

        4. 10.Construction method statement

        5. 11.Marine pollution contingency plan

        6. 12.Concrete and cement

        7. 13.Coatings and treatment

        8. 14.Spills, etc.

        9. 15.Piling techniques

        10. 16.Noise registry

        11. 17.Removal of temporary structures, etc.

        12. 18.Notice of completion of licensable marine activity

        13. 19.Licensable marine activity at Coalhouse Point

      5. PART 5 PROCEDURE FOR THE DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS

        1. 20.Meaning of “return”

        2. 21.Further information regarding return

        3. 22.Determination of return

        4. 23.Notice of determination

        5. 24.Arbitration

      6. PART 6 CHANGES TO THE DEEMED MARINE LICENCE

        1. 25.(1) In the event that the undertaker wishes to undertake...

    16. SCHEDULE 16

      DOCUMENTS TO BE CERTIFIED

      1. PART 1 PLANS

      2. PART 2 THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS

      3. PART 3 OUTLINE MANAGEMENT PLANS AND RELATED CONTROL DOCUMENTS

      4. PART 4 OTHER CERTIFIED DOCUMENTS

  11. Explanatory Note