Notices
- Notify the highway authority when starting or finishing street works Statutory Undertaker
UK Statutory Instrument
2009
United Kingdom
The Street Works (Charges for Unreasonably Prolonged Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2009
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
5 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
1 of 5 obligations carry a fine up to £2,500. 4 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Statutory Undertaker 2
- Any Person 2
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Statutory Undertakers also bound by 21 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 2006 43 duties
- Water Industry Act 1991 1991 38 duties
- The Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 1995 13 duties
- The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 2000 12 duties
- New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 1991 11 duties
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 105 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Application of charges and keeping of accounts
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local Authority must account for and reinvest street work charges Local authority
Offence
Fine up to £2,500- Fail to provide required notice for street works Any Person
Form of notice
- Use the standard form when issuing a notice Any Person
Manner of service of notice
- Use electronic communications to send street works notices Statutory Undertaker
Browse 25 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and application
Citation, commencement and application
Revocation
Revocation
Interpretation
Interpretation
Transitional arrangements
Transitional arrangements
Application of Regulations
Application of Regulations
Notices
Prescribed period
Prescribed period
Duration of works
Duration of works
Prescribed charges
Prescribed charges
Estimates of duration of works
Estimates of duration of works
Further and revised estimates of duration of works
Further and revised estimates of duration of works
Application of charges and keeping of accounts
Offence
Form of notice
Manner of service of notice
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Local Authority (Environmental Health / Licensing / Planning)
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