# The A46 Newark Bypass Development Consent Order 2025, Paragraph 55: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In this Part of this Schedule—
“Code of Practice” means the Code of Practice for Works Affecting the Canal & River Trust (April 2024) or any updates or amendments thereto;
“construction” in relation to any specified work or protective work, includes—
(a)the execution and placing of that work; and
(b)any relaying, renewal or maintenance of that work,
and “construct” and “constructed” have corresponding meanings;
“Canal & River Trust’s Network” means the Canal & River Trust’s network of waterways;
“detriment” means any damage to the waterway or any other property of the Canal & River Trust’s Network caused by the presence of the authorised development and, without prejudice to the generality of that meaning, includes—
(a)any material obstruction of, interference with or hindrance or danger to navigation or to any use of the waterway (including towing paths) unless such interference is authorised by this Order or otherwise agreed with the Canal & River Trust;
(b)the erosion of the bed or banks of the waterway, or the impairment of the stability of any works, lands or premises forming part of the waterway;
(c)the deposit of materials or the siltation of the waterway so as to damage the waterway;
(d)the pollution of the waterway;
(e)any significant alteration in the water level of the waterway, or significant interference with the supply of water thereto or drainage of water thereon;
(f)any harm to the ecology of the waterway (including any adverse impact on any site of special scientific interest comprised in the Canal & River Trust’s Network); and
(g)any material interference with the exercise by any person of rights over the Canal & River Trust’s Network;
“the Engineer” means an engineer appointed by the Canal & River Trust for the purpose in question;
“plans” includes navigational risk assessments, topographical surveys, sections, designs, drawings, specifications, soil reports, calculations, descriptions (including descriptions of methods of construction) and programmes;
“practical completion” means practical completion of all of the specified work notwithstanding that items which would ordinarily be considered snagging items remain outstanding, and the expressions “practically complete” and “practically completed” are to be construed accordingly;
“prior notice” means a minimum of 6 weeks’ prior notice;
“protective works” means a work considered under paragraph 58 (approval of plans, protective works, etc.);
“specified work” means so much of any authorised development (including any temporary works) as defined in article 2 of this Order that is situated upon, across, under, over or within 15 metres of, or may in any reasonable way affect, the waterway; and
“the waterway” means each and every part of the River Trent within the Order limits and any works, lands or premises within the Order limits belonging to the Canal & River Trust, or under its management or control, and held or used by the Canal & River Trust in connection with Canal & River Trust’s Network and/or its statutory functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1090/schedule/9/paragraph/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a46-newark-bypass-development-consent-order-2025/schedule-9/paragraph-55
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