Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the 1984 Act” means the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984^f1;

• “the Agency” means the Environment Agency;

• “the authorised works” means the works specified in article 5 of this Order;

• “the deposited plans” means the plans of which copies have been certified by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as the deposited plans for the purposes of this Order and of which one copy has been deposited at the offices of the Agency at King’s Meadow House, King’s Meadow Road, Reading, RG1 8DQ;

• “Dixons Hill Road” means the public highway known as Dixons Hill Road shown on the deposited plans;

• “the flood gates” means the flood gate or gates comprised in the authorised works;

• “Hawkshead Lane” means the public highway known as Hawkshead Lane shown on the deposited plans;

• “highway authority” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980^f2;

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

• “the road closure barriers” means the road closure barrier or barriers and other road closure apparatus comprised in the authorised works;

• “Station Road” means the public highway known as Station Road shown on the deposited plans;

• “Swanland Road” means the public highway known as Swanland Road shown on the deposited plans;

• “traffic authority” has the same meaning as in the 1984 Act;

• “Warrengate Road” means the public highway known as Warrengate Road shown on the deposited plans and includes the unnamed road to the west joining Swanland Road;

• “Weight Restriction Order” means the District of Welwyn Hatfield (Various Roads, Welham Green) (Weight Restriction) Order 1980 as amended by the District of Welwyn Hatfield (Various Roads -Weight Restrictions)(Amendments and Consolidation) Order 1985; and

• “Work No.” followed by a number means the works so described in article 5.

All situations, points, directions, distances, lengths, dimensions, areas and other measurements stated in this Order shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such situation, point, direction, distance, length, dimension, area or other measurement.