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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chester-guided-busway-order-2002/schedule-6/part-III/crossheading-interpretation/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/412",
  "legislation_title": "The Chester Guided Busway Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chester-guided-busway-order-2002",
  "path": "schedule/6/part/III/crossheading/interpretation/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In this Part of this Schedule—\n“alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable the undertaker in question to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner not less efficient than previously;\n“apparatus” means—\n(a) in the case of an electricity undertaker, electric lines or electrical plant (as defined in the Electricity Act 1989) belonging to or maintained by that undertaker; and\n(b) in the case of a gas undertaker, any mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by a public gas transporter for the purposes of the conveyance of gas;\nand includes any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus; but the provisions of paragraphs 3 to 11 do not apply to apparatus in respect of which the relations between the Council and the undertakers are regulated by the provisions of Part III of the 1991 Act;\n“construction” includes execution, placing, alteration and reconstruction; and “construct” and “constructed” have corresponding meanings;\n“functions” includes powers and duties;\n“in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over or upon land;\n“plans” includes sections and method statements; and\n“undertaker” means any of the following, namely, a public electricity supplier within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989 and a public gas transporter within the meaning of Part I of the Gas Act 1986; and, in relation to any apparatus, means the undertaker to whom it belongs or by whom it is maintained.\n(2) The provisions of Schedule 5 to this Order shall not apply in relation to apparatus to which this Part of this Schedule applies.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 44. A new section 7 was substituted by section 5 of the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45)."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}