Paragraph 19 I1

In this Part of this Schedule—

• “construction” includes execution, placing, altering, replacing, relaying and removal, and “construct” is to be construed accordingly;

• “drainage authority” means—

  1. (a)

     the drainage board concerned within the meaning of section 23^f1 (prohibition on obstructions etc. in watercourses) of the Land Drainage Act 1991; or

  2. (b)

     in the case of any area for which there is no such drainage board, the lead local flood authority within the meaning of section 6 (other definitions) of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010^f2;

• “drainage work” means any watercourse and includes any bank, wall, embankment or other structure, or any appliance, constructed or used for land drainage or flood defence which is the responsibility of the drainage authority subject to such changes as notified to the undertaker;

• “ordinary watercourse” has the meaning given by section 72 (interpretation) of the Land Drainage Act 1991;

• “plans” includes any information reasonably required by the drainage authority including location details, grid references, sections, drawings, specifications, assessments and method statements;

• “specified work” means so much of any work or operation authorised by this Order as is in, on, under, over or within 9 metres of a drainage work or is otherwise likely to—

  1. (a)

     affect any drainage work or the volumetric rate of flow of water in or flowing to or from any drainage work;

  2. (b)

     affect the flow, purity or quality of water in any watercourse; or

  3. (c)

     affect the conservation, distribution or use of water resources.