Paragraph 80 InterpretationI1

In this Part of this Schedule—

• “authority” means North East Lincolnshire Council (as lead local flood authority within the meaning of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010);

• “authorised officer” means an officer authorised by the authority;

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

• “drainage work” means any ordinary watercourse and includes any land which is expected to provide flood storage capacity for an ordinary watercourse and any bank, wall, embankment or other structure, or any appliance, constructed or used for land drainage or flood defence in connection with an ordinary watercourse;

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

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

• “specified work” means any works carried out in relation to or which may affect any ordinary watercourse, drain or culvert in a manner that would be likely to affect the flow of the watercourse, drain or culvert.