{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/channel-tunnel-rail-link-thames-tunnel-approach-order-2002/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/channel-tunnel-rail-link-thames-tunnel-approach-order-2002/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1943",
  "legislation_title": "The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Thames Tunnel Approach) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/channel-tunnel-rail-link-thames-tunnel-approach-order-2002",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 1965 Act” means the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965;\n“the 1996 Act” means the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996;\n“the authorised works” means the earth works and any works authorised by the 1996 Act;\n“the book of reference” means the book of reference certified by the Secretary of State as the book of reference for the purposes of this Order;\n“the datum line” means the datum line shown on the deposited sections;\n“deemed planning permission” means a planning permission which is deemed by a direction under section 90(2A) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to be granted in relation to the earth works;\n“the deposited plan” means the plan certified by the Secretary of State as the deposited plan for the purposes of this Order;\n“the deposited sections” means the sections certified by the Secretary of State as the deposited sections for the purposes of this Order;\n“the earth works” means the raising of the level of the land authorised by article 11(1) below and the other works so authorised;\n“the limit of earth works” means the limit of earth works shown on the deposited plan;\n“the limit of land to be acquired” means the limit of land to be acquired shown on the deposited plan;\n“the limit of land to be temporarily used” means the limit of land to be temporarily used shown on the deposited plan;\n“maintain” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, reconstruct and replace, and “maintenance” shall be construed accordingly;\n“owner”, in relation to land, means a person, other than a mortgagee not in possession, who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the land (whether in possession or reversion) and includes a person holding, or entitled to the rents and profits of, the land under a lease or tenancy having an unexpired term exceeding 3 years; and\n“Union Railways” means Union Railways (North) Limited.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1965 c. 56."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1996 c. 61."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1990 c. 8. Section 90(2A) was inserted by section 16(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1943/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:51:52.662620+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."
}