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(1) This Order may be cited as the Street Works (1995 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.
(2) In this Order “the Order” means the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
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The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in the Schedule is 3rd June 1996.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on
J. Carlisle
Assistant Secretary
3rd June 1996.
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Provision of the Order Subject Matter
Article 1 Title and commencement
Article 2 General interpretation
Article 3 Streets and street works
Article 4 Undertakers
Article 5 Works for road purposes and major road works
Article 6 Emergency works
Article 7 The street authority and other relevant authorities
Article 8 Interpretation of expressions in relation to bridges
Article 9 Interpretation of expressions in relation to sewers
Article 10 Interpretation of expressions in relation to transport
Article 13(4) Power of Department to make regulations in relation to the street works register
Article 16(2) and (4) Power of Department to make regulations and issue or approve code of practice relating to the giving of directions as to timing of street works
Article 18 Restriction on works following substantial road works
Article 19(3) Duty of Department to issue or approve code of practice relating to duty of street authority to co-ordinate works
Article 20(2) Duty of Department to issue or approve code of practice relating to general duty of undertakers to co-operate
Article 22 Supplementary provisions as to designation of special road
Article 25(3) Duty of Department to issue or approve code of practice relating to safety measures
Article 26 Avoidance of unnecessary delay or obstruction
Article 27 Qualifications of supervisors and operatives
Article 30 Duty of undertaker to reinstate
Article 31 Materials, workmanship and standard of reinstatement
Article 35 Inspection Fees
Article 36 Liability for cost of temporary traffic regulation
Article 37 Liability for cost of use of alternative route
Article 38 Contributions to costs of making good long term damage
Article 41(3) and (4) Power of Department to make regulations concerning inspection and maintenance of apparatus
Article 44(2) Power of Department to issue or approve code of practice relating to measures necessary where apparatus affected by major works
Article 45 Sharing of cost of necessary measures
Article 46 Prospective roads
Article 50 Special precautions as to displaying of lights
Article 52 Offences
Article 53 Recovery of costs or expenses
Article 54 Notices
Article 55 Arbitration
Article 57 Consequential amendment of other statutory provisions
Article 58 Crown application
Article 59 Regulations
Schedule 3 in the respects specified below and Article 60(1) so far as it relates to them—
 paragraph 2,
 paragraph 3,
 paragraph 9,
 paragraph 33(a) Minor and consequential amendments
The following repeal in Schedule 4 and Article 60(2) so far as it relates to it—
 paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984 Repeals