The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2024

Expenses

192.—(1) Nothing in this Part imposes any liability on the undertaker with respect to any damage, costs, expenses or loss attributable to the negligence of Encirc or its servants, contractors or agents or any liability on Encirc with respect of any damage, costs, expenses or loss attributable to the negligence of the undertaker or its servants, contractors or agents.

(2) The undertaker must pay to Encirc all reasonable and proper costs, charges, penalties, damages and expenses not otherwise provided for in this Part of this Schedule which may be reasonably incurred by Encirc, provided that at all times Encirc will be under an obligation to take reasonable steps to mitigate its loss -

(a) by reason of the construction, maintenance or operation of a specified work or the failure of such a work; or

(b) by reason of any act or omission of the undertaker or of any person in its employ or of its contractors or others whilst engaged upon a specified work;

(c) in respect of any damage caused to or additional maintenance required to relevant property

(d) in respect of any damage to any access routes to the relevant property for which Encirc have a maintenance obligation but always limited to the extent such damage is attributable to the undertaker and the undertaker has not reimbursed the costs of remediation of such damage under sub-paragraph (e);

(e) in respect of any claim against Encirc by any third party in respect of the access routes to the extent such claim relates to damage to the access routes but always limited to the extent such damage is attributable to the undertaker and the undertaker has not reimbursed the costs of remediation of such damage under sub-paragraph (d);

(f) by the provision of reasonably necessary security detail for any land, works, apparatus and equipment belonging to Encirc to the extent attributable to the specified works;

(g) in respect of securing any required consents from HMRC in respect of the undertaking authorised development by the undertaker.

(3) The undertaker must indemnify and keep indemnified Encirc from and against all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with a specified work or any such failure, act or omission to a maximum cap on liability of £5 million for each individual claim and an aggregate cap of £15 million provided that there shall be no cap on liability in respect of any damage caused to the Ash Road bridge which prevents access to the relevant property, provided that at all times Encirc will be under an obligation to take reasonable steps to mitigate its loss Encirc must—

(a) give the undertaker reasonable written notice of any such sums referred to in paragraph 192 (3) as soon as reasonably possible after Encirc become aware of the same;

(b) not make any offers to settle claims or demands without the prior consent of the undertaker;

(c) take all reasonable steps to mitigate any liabilities;

(d) where any claims or demands are made by Network Rail, advise Network Rail that any claims and demands should be directed to the undertaker only; and

(e) keep the undertaker informed and have regard to the undertaker’s representations in relation to any such sums referred to in this paragraph.