Paragraph 1

In this Part of this Schedule—

• “construction” includes execution, placing, alteration and reconstruction and “construct” and “constructed” have corresponding meanings;

• “the engineer” means an engineer appointed by Railtrack PLC for the purpose in question;

• “plans” includes sections, designs, drawings, specifications, soil reports, calculations, descriptions (including descriptions of methods of construction) and programmes;

• “Railtrack” means Railtrack PLC and any associated company of Railtrack PLC which holds property for railway purposes, and for the purpose of this definition “associated company” means any company which is (within the meaning of section 736 of the Companies Act 1985^f1) the holding company of Railtrack PLC, a subsidiary of Railtrack PLC or another subsidiary of the holding company of Railtrack PLC;

• “railway property” means any railway belonging to Railtrack PLC and any works, apparatus and equipment belonging to Railtrack connected with any such railway and includes any land held or used by Railtrack for the purposes of such railway or works, apparatus or equipment; and

• “specified work” means so much of any of the authorised works as is situated upon, across, under, over or within 15 metres of, or may in any way adversely affect, railway property.