Street Works Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3
22. Refund of deposit or return of security when street works have been completed
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Where a deposit has been made or security has been furnished under section 20(6) and street works have been carried out to the satisfaction of the Authority, the Authority may, upon an application in writing, refund the deposit or return the security, in whole or in part, to the person who made the application under section 20(1).
street works
“street works” includes works of levelling, paving, metalling, flagging, kerbing, channelling, draining, lighting, laying of cables and mains and other utility services and otherwise the making good of a street or part of the street;
The Authority may retain the deposit or the security or any part thereof if it is of the opinion that —
the street works have not been executed properly;
the building operations in regard to the erection of any building which has not been commenced or completed would require further street works to be executed; or
it is required for a period of maintenance, which period must not exceed 12 months.
In this section and in section 23, “building operations” means such works as are carried out for the erection of any new building, including works which are preparatory to the erection of a new building.
building
“building” means any permanent or temporary building and includes any structure or erection of whatever kind or nature (whether permanent or temporary) and in particular —(a)a wall (including a retaining wall), partition, gate, fence, paling, platform, staging, post, pillar, shoring, hoarding or frame;(b)a slip, dock, wharf, pier, jetty, landing stage or bridge;(c)a culvert, crossing, bridge, underpass or tunnel; or(d)a sewage treatment plant, sewer, control centre, pump house, substation, drain, swimming pool or tank for the storage of any solid, liquid or gaseous matter;