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Paragraph 78 InterpretationI1

England and Wales

In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable Anglian Water to fulfil its statutory functions in no less efficient a manner than previously;

  • “Anglian Water” means Anglian Water Services Limited;

  • “apparatus” means—

    1. (a)

      works, mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by Anglian Water for the purposes of water supply and sewerage;

    2. (b)

      any drain or works vested in Anglian Water under the Water Industry Act 1991f1;

    3. (c)

      any sewer which is so vested or is the subject of a notice of intention to adopt given under section 102(4) of the Water Industry Act 1991 or an agreement to adopt made under section 104 of that Act;

    4. (d)

      any drainage system constructed for the purpose of reducing the volume of surface water entering any public sewer belonging to Anglian Water; and

    5. (e)

      includes a sludge main, disposal main or sewer outfall and any manholes, ventilating shafts, pumps or other accessories forming part of any such sewer, drain or works (within the meaning of section 219 of the Water Industry Act 1991), and includes any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus,

    and for the purpose of this definition, where words are defined by section 219 of that Act, they are to have the same meaning;

  • “functions” includes powers and duties;

  • “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; and

  • “plan” includes all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary properly and sufficiently to describe the works to be executed.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 15 para. 78 in force at 27.9.2024, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 57.