(a) any licence holder within the meaning of Part 1 of the Electricity Act 1989(a); (b) a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986(b); (c) a water undertaker within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991(c); and (d) a sewerage undertaker within the meaning of Part 1 of the Water Industry Act 1991,


for the area of the authorised development, and in relation to any apparatus, means the undertaker to whom it belongs or by whom it is maintained;


“alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable the affected undertaker in question to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner not less efficient than previously; “apparatus” means—


(a) in the case of an electricity undertaker, electric lines or electrical plant (as defined in the Electricity Act 1989), belonging to or maintained by that affected undertaker;


(b) in the case of a gas undertaker, any mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by a gas transporter for the purposes of gas supply;


(c) in the case of a water undertaker, mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by that affected undertaker for the purposes of water supply; and


(d) in the case of a sewerage undertaker—


(i) any drain or works vested in the affected undertaker under the Water Industry Act 1991; and


(ii) any sewer which is so vested or is the subject of a notice of intention to adopt given under section 102(4) of that Act or an agreement to adopt made under section 104 of that Act,


and includes a sludge main, disposal main (within the meaning of section 219 of that Act) or sewer outfall and any manholes, ventilating shafts, pumps or other accessories forming part of any such sewer, drain or works, and includes any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;


“functions” includes powers and duties; and


“in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over or upon land.


3. This part of this Schedule does not apply to apparatus in respect of which the relations


between the undertaker and the affected undertaker are regulated by the provisions of Part 3 of the 1991 Act.


4. Regardless of any provision in this Order or anything shown on the land plans, the undertaker


shall not acquire any apparatus otherwise than by agreement. 5.—(1) If, in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order, the undertaker acquires any


interest in any land in which any apparatus is placed, that apparatus shall not be removed under this part of this Schedule and any right of an affected undertaker to maintain that apparatus in that land shall not be extinguished until alternative apparatus has been constructed and is in operation to the reasonable satisfaction of the affected undertaker in question.


(2) If, for the purpose of executing any works in, on or under any land purchased, held, or used


under this Order, the undertaker requires the removal of any apparatus placed in that land, it shall give to the affected undertaker in question written notice of that requirement, together with a plan and section 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 an affected undertaker reasonably needs to remove any of its apparatus)


(a) 1989 c.29. Section 64(1) was amended by section 108 and paragraphs 24, 38(1), (3) of Part II of Schedule 6 of the Utilities Act 2000.


(b) 1986 c.44. A new section 7 was substituted by section 5 of the Gas Act 1995 (c.45), and was further amended by section 76 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).


(c) 1991 c.56.


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