The A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024

11 Consent to transfer benefit of Order

(1) Subject to paragraph (5), the undertaker may with the written consent of the Secretary of State— (a) transfer to another person (“the transferee”) any or all of the benefit of the provisions of this Order and such related statutory rights as may be agreed between the undertaker and the transferee; (b) grant to another person (“the grantee”) for a period agreed between the undertaker and the grantee any or all of the benefit of the provisions of this Order and such related statutory rights as may be so agreed. (2) Where an agreement has been made in accordance with paragraph (1), references in this Order to the undertaker, except in paragraph (3), include references to the transferee or the grantee, or any other person who may exercise, enjoy or be responsible for any functions of the undertaker pursuant to that agreement, as the case may be. (3) The exercise by a person of any benefits or rights conferred in accordance with any transfer or grant under paragraph (1) is subject to the same restrictions, liabilities and obligations as would apply under this Order if those benefits or rights were exercised by the undertaker, (4) If the benefit of the provisions of this Order relating to compulsory acquisition is transferred or granted to a transferee or grantee pursuant to this article and the transferee or grantee exercises those powers then the undertaker alone is liable for any compensation that is payable to another party as a consequence of the exercise of those powers by the transferee or grantee. (5) The consent of the Secretary of State is not required under this article, where the transfer or grant is made to— (a) Anglian Water for the purposes of undertaking any works relating to its apparatus set out in Work Nos. U1, U2B, U3C, U12A, U13, U25, U26, U29A, U32, U33, U36, U39, U45, U46, U59, U62, U63A, U68, U72, U73, U73A, U74, U85, U85A, U85B, U102, U104A, U106A, U141, U141A, U142, U143, U145A, U146B, U146C, U147A, U147D, U148, U156, U165, U167A, U184A, U186A, U191, U192, U193A, U199, U200 and U208; (b) BT for the purposes of undertaking any works relating to its apparatus set out in Work Nos. U5, U7, U8, U9, U11, U14, U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20, U22, U27, U28, U30, U37, U40, U41, U43, U48, U51, U53, U55, U56, U64, U75, U77, U79, U83, U86, U88, U91, U92, U93, U94, U96, U99, U100, U101, U105, U108, U109, U110, U111, U111A, U111B, U112, U114, U115, U116, U119, U122, U123, U124, U125, U126, U128A, U129, U133, U134, U138, U139, U145, U146, U147, U147B, U149, U150, U152, U153, U155, U161, U162, U167, U168, U169, U174, U175, U178, U179, U181, U182, U183, U184, U185, U186, U188, U189, U190, U193, U194, U195, U200A, U201, U203 and U206; (c) Cadent Gas for the purposes of undertaking any works relating to its apparatus set out in Work Nos. U2, U3, U34, U42, U69, U76, U81, U89, U90, U98, U103, U104, U113, U157, U158, U166 and U170; (d) Northumbrian Water for the purposes of undertaking any works relating to its apparatus set out in Work Nos. U3A, U10A, U10B, U10C, U57, U58, U60, U62A, U65, U67, U70, U82, U85A, U87, U95, U117 and U132; (e) UKPN for the purposes of undertaking any works relating to its apparatus set out in Work Nos. U2A, U3B, U4, U10, U20A, U23, U24, U29, U31, U37A, U38, U38A, U47, U50, U50A, U52, U54, U61, U63, U66, U71, U78, U84, U84A, U97, U107, U118, U127, U128, U130, U131, U135, U136, U144, U146A, U147C, U159, U160, U163, U166A, U173, U180, U187, U196, U197, U198, U204 and U205; (f) Verizon for the purposes of undertaking any works relating to its apparatus set out in Work No. U12B; (g) Virgin Media for the purposes of undertaking any works relating to its apparatus set out in Work Nos. U12, U21, U22A, U35, U44, U121, U124A, U137, U154, U172, U177and U202; and (h) Vodafone for the purposes of undertaking any works relating to its apparatus set out in Work Nos. U6, U49, U80, U120, U140, U151, U164, U171, U176and U207. (6) In this article— “BT” means British Telecommunications Plc (company number 1800000), whose registered office is 1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom, E1 8EE; “Northumbrian Water” means Northumbrian Water Limited (Company No. 02366703) whose registered office is at Northumbria House, Abbey Road, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5FJ; “UKPN” means UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited (company number 03870728), whose registered office is at Newington House, 237 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 6NP; “Verizon” means Verizon UK Limited (company number 02776038) whose registered office is at Reading International Business Park, Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 6DA; “Virgin Media” means Virgin Media Limited (company number 2591237) whose registered office is at 500 Brook Drive, Reading RG2 6UU; and “Vodafone” means Vodafone Group Plc (company number 1833679) whose registered office is at Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN;