The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Northern Ireland Order in Council 1995 No. 3210 — creates 26 criminal offences.

Made

13 December 1995

In force from

Not determined

Extent

Not stated

Subject

Miscellaneous

Made under

Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This Order makes new provision to facilitate the co-ordination and control of street works in Northern Ireland and to make statutory undertakers and other undertakers of works more accountable for their street works. In particular, the Order makes it an offence to place apparatus in or break-up a street unless a person has a statutory right or a street works licence (Articles 11 and 12). The Department is required to establish a street works register to facilitate the co-ordination of street works and the service of notices (Article 13). There is provision also for restricting the execution of street works in a street for 12 months following the completion of substantial road works in the street (Article 18); for certain categories of street to be subject to special controls (Articles 21 to 24); requiring undertakers of works to adopt appropriate safety standards (Article 25); requiring the employment of properly qualified supervisors and operatives (Article 27; placing full responsibility upon undertakers for reinstating streets after completion of works (Article 30) and thereafter for maintaining apparatus in a street (Article 41); for charging undertakers for their occupation of a road where their works are unreasonably prolonged (Article 34), and requiring undertakers to provide compensation for damage or loss caused as a result of their street works (Article 42).

Offences created by this instrument

• SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 · Status not determined · Strict liability
• SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 2 · Status not determined · Mixed — some elements strict, some not
• Prohibition of unauthorised street works article 12(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Prohibition of unauthorised street works article 12(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Advance notice of certain works article 14(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Notice of starting date of works article 15(5) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Power to give directions as to timing of street works article 16(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Notice of emergency works article 17(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Restriction on works following substantial road works article 18(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Restriction on works following substantial road works article 18(6)(a) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• General duty of undertakers to co-operate article 20(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Safety measures article 25(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Safety measures article 25(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Avoidance of unnecessary delay or obstruction article 26(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Qualifications of supervisors and operatives article 27(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Facilities to be afforded to street authority article 28(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Works likely to affect other apparatus in the street article 29(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Duty of undertaker to reinstate article 30(6) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Records of location of apparatus article 39(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Duty to inform undertakers of location of apparatus article 40(4) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Works for road purposes likely to affect apparatus in the street article 43(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Duties of undertaker in relation to bridge authority article 47(3) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Special precautions as to displaying of lights article 50(2) · Status not determined · Strict liability
• Works under Article 13 paragraph 13A(5) of SCHEDULE 3 · Status not determined · Strict liability

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