Commentary on provisions of the Act Part 2: Interference with highways Street works
Paragraph 7 allows the nominated undertaker to place, maintain, reposition and remove apparatus in the highway, and also carry out works for the purpose. Paragraph 7(2) provides that ‘apparatus’ has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.
	Paragraph 8 treats certain works carried out on highways as major highway works for the purposes of Part 3 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.
	Paragraph 8(2) provides that where highway works for Phase One are carried out by the highway authority under a delegation agreement under paragraph 12(2) of the Schedule, the normal rules applying to highway authorities about whether the works are major highway works are to apply.