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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beacon-fen-energy-park-order-2026/schedule-11/paragraph-57",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/1025",
  "legislation_title": "The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beacon-fen-energy-park-order-2026",
  "path": "schedule/11/paragraph/57",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "57",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Part of this Schedule—\n“alternative apparatus” means appropriate alternative apparatus to the satisfaction of Viking Link to enable Viking Link to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner no less efficient than previously;\n“apparatus” means any electric lines or electrical plant as defined in section 64 of the 1989 Act belonging to or maintained by Viking Link together with any replacement apparatus and such other apparatus constructed pursuant to the Order that becomes operational apparatus of Viking Link for the purposes of the conveyance of electricity between Great Britain and Denmark and includes any structure in which apparatus is or will be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;\n“authorised works” has the same meaning as is given to the term “authorised development” in article 2(1) of this Order and includes any associated development authorised by the Order and for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule includes the use and maintenance of the authorised works and construction of any works authorised by this Part of this Schedule;\n“commence” and “commencement” in this Part of this Schedule includes any below ground surveys, monitoring, ground work operations or the receipt and erection of construction plant and equipment;\n“deed of consent” means a deed of consent, crossing agreement, deed of variation or new deed of grant agreed between the parties acting reasonably in order to vary or replace existing easements, agreements, enactments and other such interests so as to secure land rights and interests as are necessary to carry out, maintain, operate and use the apparatus in a manner consistent with the terms of this Part of this Schedule;\n“functions” includes powers and duties;\n“ground mitigation scheme” means a scheme approved by Viking Link (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) setting out the necessary measures (if any) for a ground subsidence event;\n“ground monitoring scheme” means a scheme for monitoring ground subsidence which sets out the apparatus which is to be subject to such monitoring, the extent of land to be monitored, the manner in which ground levels are to be monitored, the timescales of any monitoring activities and the extent of ground subsidence which, if exceeded, requires the undertaker to submit for Viking Link’s approval a ground mitigation scheme;\n“ground subsidence event” means any ground subsidence identified by the monitoring activities set out in the ground monitoring scheme that has exceeded the level described in the ground monitoring scheme as requiring a ground mitigation scheme;\n“in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over, across, along or upon such land;\n“maintain” and “maintenance” includes the ability and right to do any of the following in relation to any apparatus or alternative apparatus of Viking Link: construct, use, repair, inspect, renew or remove the apparatus of Viking Link;\n“Viking Link” means National Grid Viking Link Limited (Company Number 09075537) whose registered office is at 1-3 Strand, London, UK WC2N 5EH or any successor as a licence holder within the meaning of Part 1 of the 1989 Act;\n“plan” or “plans” include all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary properly and sufficiently to describe and assess the works to be executed; and\n“specified works” means any of the authorised works or activities undertaken in association with the authorised works which—\n(a) will or may be situated over, or within 15 metres measured in any direction of any apparatus; or\n(b) may in any way adversely affect any apparatus; and",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1025/schedule/11/paragraph/57",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:54:55.261956+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}