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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bells-bridge-order-confirmation-act-1995/schedule/paragraph-2n2",
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  "legislation": "ukla/1995/4",
  "legislation_title": "Bell’s Bridge Order Confirmation Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bells-bridge-order-confirmation-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/2n2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“Bell’s Bridge” means the bridge referred to as such in the Preamble to this Order (as shown on the deposited plans) or as it may from time to time be reconstructed, renewed or altered and the work;\n“the level of high water” means the level of mean high-water springs;\n“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plans;\n“the navigation channel” means that part of the river Clyde in the immediate vicinity of Bell’s Bridge which is 35 metres wide and which is open to navigation by vessels capable of navigating in the channel;\n“the Port Authority” means Clydeport Operations Limited, a company limited by shares and registered in Scotland, formerly called Clydeport Limited, to whom the property, rights, liabilities and functions of the former Clyde Port Authority were transferred by order in accordance with a scheme of transfer made and confirmed under the provisions of Part I of the 1991 c. 52.Ports Act 1991;\n“tidal work” means so much of a work authorised by this Order as is on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of high water and includes Bell’s Bridge;\n“the work” means the work, authorised by section 3 below, and includes any such work (including Bell’s Bridge) as reconstructed, renewed or altered under that section.\n(2) In the event of Strathclyde Regional Council or a successor authority as local roads authority becoming the owner of Bell’s Bridge or otherwise responsible for its operation or management, any reference to “Scottish Enterprise” shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that Council or that authority.\n(3) In this Order, except in section 4 below, situations, points, directions, distances or dimensions stated in any description of the work, lands or powers shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such situation, point, direction, distance or dimension.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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  "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."
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