Connection contract
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ORR model connection contract August 2020
MODEL CONNECTION CONTRACT
Dated
October 2021
Between
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
and
NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
at
LEEDS NEVILLE HILL DEPOT
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INDEX
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1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS ..................................................................... 6
1.1 Definitions ................................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Interpretation ............................................................................................................. 11
1.3 Indemnities ................................................................................................................ 12
2 COMMENCEMENT AND EXPIRY .............................................................................. 12
2.1 Commencement ......................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Expiry ........................................................................................................................ 12
3 STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE ............................................................................... 12
3.1 General standard ........................................................................................................ 12
3.2 Good faith .................................................................................................................. 12
4 PERMISSION TO CONNECT ........................................................................................ 12
5 OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE CONNECTION OF THE ADJACENT
FACILITY TO THE NR NETWORK ..................................................................................... 13
5.1 Obligations of the Adjacent Facility Owner .............................................................. 13
5.2 Obligations of Network Rail ..................................................................................... 13
6 JOINT OBLIGATIONS ................................................................................................... 14
7 RIGHT OF ENTRY ......................................................................................................... 15
8 TERMINATION .............................................................................................................. 15
8.1 Termination Events ................................................................................................... 15
8.2 Notice to terminate .................................................................................................... 16
8.3 Network Rail Notice to Terminate ............................................................................ 16
8.4 Effect of Termination ................................................................................................ 16
8.5 Mitigation .................................................................................................................. 17
9 LIABILITY ...................................................................................................................... 17
9.1 Performance Orders in relation to breach ................................................................. 17
9.2 Compensation in relation to breach ........................................................................... 17
9.3 Adjacent Facility Owner indemnity .......................................................................... 17
9.4 Network Rail indemnity ............................................................................................ 17
10 RESTRICTIONS ON CLAIMS ...................................................................................... 17
10.1 Notification and mitigation .................................................................................... 17
10.2 Restrictions on claims by Network Rail ................................................................ 18
10.3 Restrictions on claims by Adjacent Facility Owner .............................................. 18
10.4 Restriction on claims by both parties .................................................................... 18
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10.5 Limitation on liability ............................................................................................ 19
11 GOVERNING LAW ........................................................................................................ 19
12 DISPUTE RESOLUTION ............................................................................................... 19
12.1 Arbitration ............................................................................................................. 19
12.2 Unpaid sums .......................................................................................................... 19
12.3 Performance Orders ............................................................................................... 20
12.3.1 Power to order provisional relief ....................................................................... 20
12.3.2 Performance Orders ........................................................................................... 20
12.3.3 Duties of the arbitrator in relation to Performance Orders ................................ 20
12.4 Remedies ............................................................................................................... 20
12.5 Exclusion of applications on preliminary points of law ........................................ 21
13 CONFIDENTIALITY...................................................................................................... 21
13.1 Confidential Information ....................................................................................... 21
13.1.1 General obligation .............................................................................................. 21
13.1.2 Network Rail - Affiliates .................................................................................... 21
13.1.3 Adjacent Facility Owner - Affiliates .................................................................. 21
13.2 Entitlement to divulge ........................................................................................... 21
13.3 Return of Confidential Information ....................................................................... 22
13.4 Retention or destruction of Confidential Information ........................................... 22
13.5 Ownership of Confidential Information ................................................................ 22
14 ASSIGNMENT ................................................................................................................ 22
15 PAYMENT, INTEREST AND VAT ................................................................................. 23
15.1 Payment ................................................................................................................. 23
15.1.1 Payment of Amount ........................................................................................... 23
15.1.2 No deduction ...................................................................................................... 23
15.1.3 Delivery of invoices ........................................................................................... 23
15.1.4 Content of invoices and other statements of amounts payable .......................... 23
15.1.5 Due date for payment ......................................................................................... 23
15.1.6 Method of payment ............................................................................................ 23
15.2 Interest ................................................................................................................... 24
15.3 VAT ........................................................................................................................ 24
15.3.1 Payment of VAT ................................................................................................. 24
15.3.2 Reimbursement of VAT ...................................................................................... 24
15.3.3 VAT credit note to be issued on repayment ........................................................ 24
15.4 Renewals ................................................................................................................ 25
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