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Paragraph 75 InterpretationI1

England and Wales

In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable NGED to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner not less efficient than previously and where the context requires includes any part of such alternative apparatus;

  • “alternative rights” means all and any necessary legal easements, leases, consents, or permissions required by NGED in order to permit or authorise a diversion and to permit or authorise NGED to lay, keep, operate, maintain, adjust, repair, alter, relay, renew, supplement, inspect, examine, test and remove the alternative apparatus;

  • “apparatus” means electric lines or electrical plant as defined in the Electricity Act 1989f1, belonging to or maintained by NGED;

  • “diversion” means an alteration to the NGED Network in order to enable or facilitate the authorised development;

  • “functions” includes powers and duties;

  • “in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over or upon land;

  • “NGED” means National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) plc (company number 02366923) whose registered office is at Avonbank, Feeder Road, Bristol, BS2 0TB;

  • “NGED Network” means NGED’s distribution network operated pursuant to its distribution licence issued pursuant to section 6 of the Electricity Act 1989;

  • “plan” or “plans” includes all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary to properly and sufficiently describe and assess the works to be executed;

  • “specified work” means so much of any of the authorised development that is carried out within 6 metres of any apparatus; and

  • “undertaker” means Gate Burton Energy Park Limited (Company No .12660764) or such other person as has the benefit of the Order.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 14 para. 75 in force at 3.8.2024, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1

1989 c. 29. The definition of “electrical plant” (in section 64) was amended by paragraphs 24 and 38(1) and (3) of Schedule 6 to the Utilities Act 2000 (c.27).

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Preamble omitted (28.11.2024) by virtue of The Gate Burton Energy Park (Correction) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1249), art. 1, Sch.