27.1  Authority Consent

Other than pursuant to an Authorised Function, the Service Provider shall not contract with, enter into binding commitments with, compromise with, give a notice of intention to proceed to, impose obligations upon, issue Street Works Licences to or seek to recover costs from any Statutory Undertaker or carry out works affecting any Statutory Undertaker, without the prior written consent of the Authority.  Such consent of the Authority may be given either in terms relating to a particular contract, commitment, compromise or works or upon terms relating to particular classes of contracts, commitments, compromises or works.