# The Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007 (Access to Land on Application) Order 2008, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order (unless the context otherwise requires)–
“the Act” means the Transport and Works (Scotland) Act 2007;
“application” means an application under article 5 and “applicant” means a person making, or proposing to make, an application;
“authorisation” means an authorisation under article 9(1)(a);
“authorised land” means the relevant land, or such part of the relevant land, which an applicant may enter by virtue of an authorisation;
“expiry date for representations” means the date, being a date not less than 28 days after the date of the notice to be served under article 6(1), which the applicant specifies in that notice as the final date for making representations;
“in writing” includes electronic transmission;
“owner”, in relation to any land, means any person who under the Lands Clauses Acts would be enabled to sell and convey the land to the promoters of an undertaking; and
“relevant land” means the land which the applicant wishes to enter by virtue of an authorisation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2008/9780110816128/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-transport-and-works-scotland-act-2007-access-to-land-on-application-order-2008/article-2
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