- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
You are here:
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
More Resources
Changes to legislation:
The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Section 44 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 April 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- art. 13(1)(b) and word inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 4(2)(b)
- art. 14(3A)(3B) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 6(1)(b)
- art. 15(8)(9) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 6(2)
- art. 16(1A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 7(3)
- art. 16(3A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 7(4)
- art. 18(3)(f) and word inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 9(4)
- art. 18(7A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 9(8)
- art. 19(7) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 11(4)
- art. 27(1A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 12(2)
- art. 27(2A)-(2C) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 12(3)
- art. 27(4)(c) and word inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 12(5)
- art. 30(1A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 13(2)
- art. 30(3)-(4B) substituted for art. 30(3)(4) by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 13(3)
- art. 32(2A)(2B) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 14
- art. 32(3A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 15(1)(b)
- art. 34(2A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 18(2)
- art. 34(5A)(5B) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 18(5)
- art. 34(7A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 18(7)
- art. 39(1A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 22(2)
- art. 39(2A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 22(3)
- art. 39(3A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 22(4)
- art. 40(1A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 23(3)
- art. 40(2)(2A) substituted for art. 40(2)(3) by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 23(4)
- art. 40(5)(6) added by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 23(6)
- art. 49(2A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 15(2)(b)
- art. 59(1A) inserted by S.I. 2007/287 (N.I.) art. 28(3)
Measures necessary where apparatus affected by major worksN.I.
44.—(1) Where an undertaker's apparatus in a street is or may be affected by major road works, major bridge works or major transport works, the authority concerned and the undertaker shall take such steps as are reasonably required—
(a)to identify any measures needing to be taken in relation to the apparatus in consequence of, or in order to facilitate, the execution of the works of the authority concerned,
(b)to settle a specification of the necessary measures and determine by whom they are to be taken, and
(c)to co-ordinate the taking of those measures and the execution of the works of the authority concerned,
so as to secure the efficient implementation of the necessary work and the avoidance of unnecessary delay.
(2) The Department may issue or approve for the purposes of this Article a code of practice giving practical guidance as to the matters mentioned in paragraph (1) and the steps to be taken by the authority concerned and the undertaker.
(3) Any dispute between the authority concerned and the undertaker as to any of the matters mentioned in paragraph (1) shall, in default of agreement, be settled by arbitration.
(4) If the authority concerned or the undertaker fails to comply with an agreement between them as to any of those matters, or with the decision of the arbitrator under paragraph (3), the authority concerned or undertaker shall be liable to compensate the other in respect of any loss or damage resulting from the failure.
(5) The authority concerned for the purposes of this Article and Article 45 is—
(a)in the case of major road works, the Department,
(b)in the case of major bridge works, the bridge authority, and
(c)in the case of major transport works, the transport authority.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Order
PrintThe Whole Part
PrintThis Section only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.