9.—(1) The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised development, enter on so much of any of the streets specified in Schedule 2 (streets subject to street works) as are within the Order limits and may—
(a)break up or open the street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it;
(b)tunnel or bore under the street;
(c)place apparatus in the street;
(d)maintain apparatus in the street or change its position;
(e)demolish, remove, replace and relocate any bus shelter and associated bus stop infrastructure;
(f)execute any works to provide or improve sight lines required by the highway authority; and
(g)execute any works required for or incidental to any works referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).
(2) The authority given by paragraph (1) is a statutory right for the purposes of sections 48(3) (streets, street works and undertakers) and 51(1) (prohibition of unauthorised street works) of the 1991 Act(1).
(3) The provisions of sections 54 to 106 of the 1991(2) Act apply to any street works carried out under paragraph (1).
(4) In this article “apparatus” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the 1991 Act save that it shall further include a bus shelter and associated bus stop infrastructure.
Section 48 is amended by the Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26) section 124(2); section 51 is amended by Schedule 1 to the Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18).
Sections 54 to 106 are amended by Schedule 7 to the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), Schedule 1 to the Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60), sections 255 and 256 of the Transport Act 2000 (c. 38), sections 40 to 64 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Traffic Management Act 2004 (c. 18), Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29), and regulation 17 of S.I. 2007/1951; there are other amendments that are not relevant to this Order.