Paragraph 18 ApplicationI1

The following provisions shall apply for the protection of the Agency unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the Agency.

In this part of this Schedule—

• “the Agency” means the Environment Agency;

• “construction” includes execution, placing, altering, replacing, relaying and removal and excavation and “construct” and “constructed” shall be construed accordingly;

• “flood management infrastructure” includes any bank, wall, embankment or other structure, or any appliance, constructed or used for land drainage, flood defence or tidal monitoring;

• “plans” includes sections, drawings, specifications, calculations and method statements; and

• “specified work” means any part of the authorised development that intersects with or sits over or above, touches or otherwise interferes with the flood management infrastructure, including the maintenance and inspection thereof.