(1)The nominated undertaker may, for the purposes of or in connection with the scheduled works or otherwise for Phase 2a purposes, do any of the following within the Act limits—
(a)carry out and maintain railway electrification and signalling works;
(b)make, provide and maintain all such approaches, bridges, subways, interchanges, roundabouts, turning places, lifts, stairs, escalators, ramps, passages, means of access, shafts, buildings, apparatus, plant and machinery as may be necessary or expedient;
(c)construct, provide and maintain all such embankments, aprons, abutments, retaining walls, wing walls, culverts and other works as may be necessary or expedient;
(d)demolish the whole or part of any building or structure;
(e)alter or remove any structure erected upon any highway or adjoining land;
(f)alter, or alter the position of, railway track and any apparatus associated with railway track;
(g)install or alter, or alter the position of, other apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains and cables;
(h)alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, non-navigable rivers, streams or watercourses;
(i)carry out and maintain such other works, of whatever description, as may be necessary or expedient.
(2)Subsection (1) does not authorise the making of any cut for drainage purposes which is more than 3.4 metres wide at the bottom.
(3)The nominated undertaker may within the Act limits—
(a)carry out and maintain landscaping and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of any of the works authorised by this Act, and
(b)carry out and maintain works for the benefit or protection of land affected by any of the works authorised by this Act.
(4)Schedule 2 contains further and supplementary provision about works.
(5)Without prejudice to subsection (1)(g), the nominated undertaker may, for the purposes of or in connection with the works authorised by this Act, undertake the electric line diversions and other works specified in the table in Schedule 3.