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As published
51 Prohibition of unauthorised street works.
(1) It is an offence for a person other than the street authority—
(a) to place apparatus in a street, or
(b) to break up or open a street, or a sewer, drain or tunnel under it, or to tunnel or bore under a street, for the purpose of placing, inspecting, maintaining, adjusting, repairing, altering or renewing apparatus, or of changing the position of apparatus or removing it,
otherwise than in pursuance of a statutory right or a street works licence.
(2) A person committing an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) This section does not apply to —
(a) works for road purposes,
(b) emergency works of any description, or
(c) street works as described in section 48(3ZA) (works relating to public charge points executed in a street in England in pursuance of a street works permit).
(4) If a person commits an offence under this section, the street authority may—
(a) in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(a), direct him to remove the apparatus in respect of which the offence was committed, and
(b) in any case, direct him to take such steps as appear to them necessary to reinstate the street or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it.
If he fails to comply with the direction, the authority may remove the apparatus or, as the case may be, carry out the necessary works and recover from him the costs reasonably incurred by them in doing so.
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51 Prohibition of unauthorised street works.
(1) It is an offence for a person other than the street authority—
(a) to place apparatus in a street, or
(b) to break up or open a street, or a sewer, drain or tunnel under it, or to tunnel or bore under a street, for the purpose of placing, inspecting, maintaining, adjusting, repairing, altering or renewing apparatus, or of changing the position of apparatus or removing it,
otherwise than in pursuance of a statutory right or a street works licence.
(2) A person committing an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) This section does not apply to —
(a) works for road purposes,
(b) emergency works of any description, or
(c) street works as described in section 48(3ZA) (works relating to public charge points executed in a street in England in pursuance of a street works permit).
(4) If a person commits an offence under this section, the street authority may—
(a) in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(a), direct him to remove the apparatus in respect of which the offence was committed, and
(b) in any case, direct him to take such steps as appear to them necessary to reinstate the street or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it.
If he fails to comply with the direction, the authority may remove the apparatus or, as the case may be, carry out the necessary works and recover from him the costs reasonably incurred by them in doing so.
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