Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

• “the 1962 Act” means the Pipe-lines Act 1962;

• “the 1989 Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;

• “development” means the carrying out of building, engineering or other operations in, on, over or under land in pursuance of any application to which these Regulations apply;

• “electric line” has the same meaning as in section 64 of the 1989 Act;

• “environmental information” means the environmental statement prepared by the applicant, any representations made by any body required by these regulations to be consulted, and any representations duly made by any other person about the likely environmental effects of a proposed development;

• “environmental statement” means such a statement as is described in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• “generating station” has the same meaning as in section 64 of the 1989 Act;

• “local planning authority”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an application for a section 36 consent or a section 37 consent, has the same meaning as is assigned to “relevant planning authority” by paragraph 2(6)(a) of Schedule 8 to the 1989 Act;

  2. (b)

     in relation to an application for a pipe-line authorisation, has the meaning assigned to that term by paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the 1962 Act;

• “pipe-line authorisation” means a pipe-line construction authorisation under section 1 of the1962 Act in respect of a pipe-line which is intended to convey oil or gas or a pipe-line diversion authorisation under section 3 of the 1962 Act in respect of a pipe-line which is or has been used to convey oil or gas;

• “principal council” has the meaning assigned to that term by section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972^f1;

• “section 36 consent” means a consent under section 36 of the 1989 Act to construct, extend or operate a generating station;

• “section 37 consent” means a consent under section 37 of the 1989 Act to instal or keep installed an electric line above ground.

Except where the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to a regulation in these Regulations and any reference in a regulation to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that regulation.