18.3  Necessary Consents and Planning Approval

The Contractor shall:

(a)  (subject to clause (b) below) at its own expense obtain and maintain all Necessary Consents which may be required for the performance of the Project;

(b)  at its own expense use all reasonable endeavours to assist the Authority to obtain all Necessary Consents that, as a matter of law, the Contractor is not eligible to obtain;

(c)  be responsible for implementing each Necessary Consent (which it is required to obtain pursuant to clause (a) above) within the period of its validity in accordance with its terms;

(d)  supply free of charge to the Authority's Representative a copy of any application for a Necessary Consent (with a copy of all accompanying drawings and other documents) and a copy of any Necessary Consent obtained;

(e)  comply with the conditions attached to any Necessary Consents and procure that no such Necessary Consent is breached by it or any person under its control and use all reasonable endeavours to procure that no Necessary Consent is revoked and that all Necessary Consents continue in full force and effect for such time as is necessary for the Contractor to carry out the Works and/or the Services;

(f)  not (and shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that any other person over whom it has control shall not) without the prior consent of the Authority under this Agreement (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) apply for or agree to any change, relaxation or waiver of any Necessary Consent (whether obtained before or after the date of this Agreement) or of any condition attached to it but, subject to the compliance by the Contractor with its obligations under this clause, references in this Agreement to Necessary Consents shall be construed as referring to the Necessary Consents as from time to time varied, relaxed or waived.