Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “authorised works” means the railway and any other works authorised by this Order;

• “the Council” means Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council;

• “the deposited plans” means the plans described in rule 7(1)(a) and 7(3) of the Applications Rules deposited in respect of the application for this Order with the Secretary of State for Transport, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR and at the offices of the Council at the Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2TA, and marked as those plans by the Department of Transport and references to land shown on those plans are references to land so shown in pursuance of those Rules;

• “the deposited sections” means the sections described in rule 7(2) of the Applications Rules deposited in respect of the application for this Order with the deposited plans, and marked as those sections by the Department of Transport;

• “highway” and “highway authority” have the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980^f1;

• “the limits of deviation” means the lines marked “Limits of deviation” shown on the deposited plans;

• “maintain” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, reconstruct and replace and “maintenance” shall be construed accordingly;

• “the railway” means the railway authorised to be constructed and maintained by the Council by article 5 (Power to construct and maintain works) below;

• “the Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994^f2;

• “street” includes part of a street;

• “street authority”, in relation to a street, has the same meaning as in Part III of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991^f3.

References in this Order to rights over land include references to rights to do, or to place and maintain, anything in, on or under land or in the air-space over its surface.

In this Order, all distances, lengths, measurements, directions and durations stated in any description of works, equipment, powers or lands shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such distance, length, measurement, direction and duration and the distances between points on the railway shall be taken to be measured along the railway.