Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this Part of this Schedule—

• “AIS” means automatic identification system;

• “AOD” means above ordnance datum;

• “the Approval Application” means the application made by the undertaker to the Secretary of State under paragraph 4;

• “the Approval Notice” means the notice issued by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4;

• “the CAA” means the Civil Aviation Authority constituted by the Civil Aviation Act 1982^f1;

• “CNIS” means Channel Navigation Information Service;

• “commence” means, in relation to the authorised project, beginning to carry out any activity not comprising a material operation (as defined in section 155 of the 2008 Act), and in relation to the authorised development the carrying out of a material operation, and the words “commenced” and “commencement” shall be construed accordingly;

• “connection works” means Work Nos. 3B to 7 and any further associated development in connection with those works as described in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of this Schedule;

• “Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding” means Ministry of Defence Safeguarding, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Kingston Road, Sutton Coldfield. West Midlands B75 7RL and any successor body to its functions;

• “LAT” means lowest astronomical tide;

• “the Maximum WTG Number” means the number of wind turbine generators specified in the Approval Notice;

• “the Minimum Clearance Level” means the minimum distance, measured in metres, between the lowest point of the rotating blade of a wind turbine generator and MHWS specified in the Approval Notice;

• “Natural England” means the body established by section 1 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006^f2 and includes any successor to its statutory functions;

• “notice to mariners” includes any notice to mariners which may be issued by the Admiralty, Trinity House, Queen’s harbourmasters, government departments and harbour and pilotage authorities;

• “onshore works” means the connection works and the transmission works above MLWST together;

• F1“the Percentage Reduction” means the reduction of 15.2% in the predicted mortality of lesser black-backed gulls, by restricting the number of predicted mortalities attributable to the authorised development to a maximum of 101;

• “Radar” means radio detection and ranging;

• “relevant works” means the connection works or the transmission works as the case may be, to the intent that the approval of details, commencement and/or completion of the works, and/or the commencement of commercial operation of the works, in relation to the connection works is not dependent on any such matter in relation to the transmission works and vice versa;

• “transmission works” means Work Nos. 8A to 11 and any further associated development as described in paragraph 2 of Part 1 of this Schedule;

• “TSS” means traffic separation scheme;

• “UK Hydrographic Office” means the UK Hydrographic Office of Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2DN or any replacement body or successor to its functions;

• “Work No” means that part of the authorised development with the corresponding number specified in Part 1 of this Schedule;

• “the WTG Specification” means the manufacturer and model of wind turbine generators specified in the Approval Notice.