Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this Schedule—

• “the borrow pits restoration and aftercare strategy” means the document of that description set out in Schedule 10 (documents to be certified) certified by the Secretary of State as the borrow pits restoration and aftercare strategy for the purposes of this Order and which sets out the general restoration and aftercare arrangements for the borrow pits referred to in Schedule 1 (authorised development), together with the process by which a borrow pit restoration and aftercare plan for each borrow pit will be prepared, consulted upon and finalised;

• “the code of construction practice” means the document of that description set out in Schedule 10 certified by the Secretary of State as the code of construction practice for the purposes of this Order and which contains obligations on the undertaker to prepare, amongst other things, construction environmental management plans and local environmental management plans in order to secure a number of specified mitigation measures during construction of the authorised development in respect of general site operations, air quality, cultural heritage, community and private assets, geology and soils (which includes complying with a soil management strategy (appendix 12.2 to the environmental statement) and the associated technical annex (document reference HE/A14/EX/125)), landscape, material resources, nature conservation, noise and vibration, road drainage and the water environment and traffic, transport and all travellers;

• “contaminated land” has the same meaning as that given in section 78A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990^f1;

• “the Design Council’s Design Review panel” means the group of independent professionals assembled by the Design Council (registered charity number 272099) to undertake reviews of the design of infrastructure projects in accordance with guidance published by the Design Council from time to time;

• F1“European Protected Species” has the same meaning as in regulations 42 (European protected species of animals) and 46 (European protected species of plants) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017;

• “the flood risk assessment” means the document of that description set out in Schedule 10 certified by the Secretary of State as the flood risk assessment for the purposes of this Order; and

• “nationally protected species” means any species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981^f2.