Waterworks Clauses Act 1952
12Streets, &c., broken up to be reinstated without delay
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12 Streets, &c., broken up to be reinstated without delay
Whenever the undertakers open or break up the road or pavement of any street or bridge, or any sewer, drain, or tunnel, under the authority of this Act, they shall, with all convenient speed, complete the work for which the same was broken up, and fill in the ground, and reinstate and make good the road or pavement, or the sewer, drain, or tunnel so opened or broken up, and carry away the rubbish occasioned thereby, and shall, at all times while any such road or pavement is so opened or broken up, cause the same to be fenced and guarded, and a light sufficient for the warning of passengers to be set up and kept against the same every night, and shall, after replacing or making good the road or pavement which has been so broken up, keep it in good repair for three months thereafter, and such further time, if any, not being more than twelve months in the whole, as the soil so broken up may continue to subside.