SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17U.K.Protective provisions

Part 2U.K.Protection for electricity, gas, water and sewerage undertakers

5(1)The undertakers shall, after—U.K.

(a)the manner of construction and the line and situation of any necessary alternative apparatus have been agreed or determined as aforesaid, and

(b)any such facilities and rights as are referred to in paragraph 3 have been granted to or obtained by the undertakers, or an undertaking has been given that such facilities or rights will be granted,

proceed with all reasonable despatch to construct and bring into operation the alternative apparatus and to remove any apparatus required by the nominated undertaker to be removed under the provisions of this Part and, in default, the nominated undertaker may remove that apparatus.

(2)Following the removal of that apparatus under the provisions of this Part or abandonment any rights of the undertakers relating to that apparatus in or over the land in which it was or is situated shall be extinguished.