# The A46 Newark Bypass Development Consent Order 2025, Paragraph 75: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In this Part of this Schedule—
“alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable NGED to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner not less efficient than previously and, where the context requires, includes any part of such alternative apparatus;
“alternative rights” means all and any necessary legal easements, leases, consents or permissions required by NGED in order to permit or authorise a diversion and to permit or authorise NGED to lay, keep, operate, maintain, adjust, repair, alter, relay, renew, supplement, inspect, examine, test and remove the alternative apparatus;
“apparatus” means electric lines or electrical plant as defined in the Electricity Act 1989 belonging to or maintained by NGED;
“diversion” means an alteration to the NGED Network in order to enable or facilitate the authorised development;
“functions” includes powers and duties;
“in”, in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land, includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over or upon land;
“NGED” means National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) plc (company number 02366923) whose registered office is at Avonbank, Feeder Road, Bristol, BS2 0TB;
“NGED Network” means NGED’s distribution network operated pursuant to its distribution licence issued pursuant to section 6 (licences authorising supply, etc.) of the Electricity Act 1989;
“plan” or “plans” includes all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary to properly and sufficiently describe and assess the works to be executed;
“specified work” means so much of any of the authorised development that is carried out within 6 metres of any apparatus; and
other terms have the meaning given in article 2 (interpretation).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1090/schedule/9/paragraph/75 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a46-newark-bypass-development-consent-order-2025/schedule-9/paragraph-75
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