30.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, subject to Clause 30.4, Relief Events mean any of the following events:
30.1.1 fire, explosion, lightning, storm, tempest, flood, bursting or overflowing of water tanks, apparatus or pipes, ionising radiation (to the extent it does not constitute Force Majeure), earthquake, riot or civil commotion;
30.1.2 failure by any statutory undertaker, utility company, local authority or other like body to carry out works or provide services;
30.1.3 accidental loss or damage to the Works and/or Facilities or any roads servicing the same;
30.1.4 without prejudice to any obligation of Sub-hubco to provide stand by power facilities in accordance with the Authority's Construction Requirements, the Service Level Specification, failure or shortage of power, fuel or transport;
30.1.5 blockade or embargo falling short of Force Majeure;
30.1.6 the discovery of fossils, antiquities and human remains requiring action in accordance with Clause 19 (Fossils and Antiquities); or
30.1.7 official or unofficial strike, lockout, go slow or other dispute in each case generally affecting the construction, building maintenance or facilities management industry (or a significant sector of that industry),
provided in each case that such event does not arise (directly or indirectly) as a result of any wilful act or default of the party claiming relief and/or (i) in the case of Sub-hubco claiming relief, any Sub-hubco Party and (ii) in the case of the Authority claiming relief, any Authority Party.
30.2 Subject to Clauses 30.3 and 30.4, no right of termination shall arise under this Agreement by reason of any failure by a party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent that such failure to perform occurs because of the occurrence of a Relief Event (and, to avoid doubt, and without prejudice to Clause 30.9, unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement, it is acknowledged that all other rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement remain unaffected by the occurrence of a Relief Event).
30.3 Without prejudice to Sub-hubco's rights under Clause 29 (Delay Events), Sub-hubco shall only be relieved of its obligations under Clauses 12 (The Design, Construction and Commissioning Process), 13 (Right of Access of Authority's Representative), 14 (Programme and Dates for Completion), 17 (Pre-Completion Commissioning and Completion) and 29 (Delay Events) by Delay Events in accordance with Clause 29 (Delay Events).