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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons section 80 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 has not been brought into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons section 80 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 has not been brought into force.
Section 80 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 contains a duty on persons carrying out works in the carriageway. As the question indicates, this has never been brought into force. It concerns occasions where a person undertaking works in the street finds apparatus belonging to an undertaker that does not appear or differs from the underground asset records provided. In such cases, the person would be required to take steps to inform the owner, or keep a record of its location and inform the relevant local authority of the nature of what they have found and its location.
The associated section 79 (Records of location of apparatus) of the Act was brought into force in 2003. This section provides that those with apparatus under the street must maintain records of that apparatus, and provide it to those requesting it with a legitimate interest.
Some years ago, the industry considered how the requirements in section 80 might operate in practice if they were brought into force. I am aware that at the time, those undertaking street works felt that there would be challenges in identifying the asset owner and conveying the information in a way that would provide an accurate and reliable record for the future. This process could delay completion of the works, causing additional congestion to traffic and adding cost to the job. These consequences conflict with the aims of minimising disruption and cost in carrying out street works. The range of methods used to maintain records, and inconsistency in how the information could be conveyed raised concerns about the feasibility of doing this, and future liability issues.
No further consideration has been given to this matter recently.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what procedures his Department has put in place to ensure that statutory undertakers carrying out emergency works give notice to street authorities as required under section 57 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what procedures his Department has put in place to ensure that statutory undertakers carrying out emergency works give notice to street authorities as required under section 57 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; and if he will make a...
Given that it is for highway authorities to enforce the legislation which governs the provision of notice for emergency works and the consequences of a failure to do so, the Department for Transport does not prescribe procedures.
The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 provides local authorities with the powers to take action against statutory under-takers who do not comply with the requirements of section 57. This is further supported by The Street Works (Registers, Notices, Directions and Designations) (England) Regulations 2007, The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2007 and the 'Code of Practice for the Co-ordination of Street Works and Works for Road Purposes and Related Matters'.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he takes to ensure that statutory undertakers carrying out emergency works give notice to street authorities as required under section 57 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he takes to ensure that statutory undertakers carrying out emergency works give notice to street authorities as required under section 57 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991; and if he will make a statement.
Failure by statutory undertakers to notify the highway authority when they carry out emergency works under section 57 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) is an offence. The authority concerned may issue a fixed penalty notice, or the authority may initiate a prosecution against the undertaker for the offence.
If the authority is a permitting authority under the Traffic Management Act 2004, section 57 of NRSWA is dis-applied, and is replaced with an offence of undertaking
works without a required permit, which the authority may also deal with by fixed penalty, or may initiate a prosecution for the offence.
These offences are all dealt with by the appropriate highway authority at a local level.
SI 2009/2257. Together with an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 6 April 2010.
SI 2009/2257. Together with an explanatory memorandum and impact assessment from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 6 April 2010.
SI 2009/1178. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 1 June 2009. Amends SI 2009/303.
SI 2009/1178. Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Transport. Coming into force 1 June 2009. Amends SI 2009/303.
Written Statement on the publication of the second annual report by Halcrow assessing the extent of street works and monitoring the effectiveness of section 74 of the New Road and Street Works Act 1991 in reducing disruption. (Copies in the Libraries Dep 03/2086).
Written Statement on the publication of the second annual report by Halcrow assessing the extent of street works and monitoring the effectiveness of section 74 of the New Road and Street Works Act 1991 in reducing disruption. (Copies in the Libraries Dep 03/2086).
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fines have been levied on telecommunication companies under section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 in each year since the introduction of the scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fines have been levied on telecommunication companies under section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 in each year since the introduction of the scheme.
SI 2002/3217 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 May 2003
SI 2002/3217 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 May 2003
SI 2002/2092 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 October 2002
SI 2002/2092 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 October 2002
SI 2002/2091 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 September 2002
SI 2002/2091 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 September 2002
Assessing the effect of street works and monitoring the effectiveness of section 74 in reducing disruption: interim report. March 2002. Produced by the Halcrow Group for the Department of Transport Local Government and the Regions. 47 p. DfT. 2002.
Assessing the effect of street works and monitoring the effectiveness of section 74 in reducing disruption: interim report. March 2002. Produced by the Halcrow Group for the Department of Transport Local Government and the Regions. 47 p. DfT. 2002.