Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “the 1961 Act” means the Land Compensation Act 1961^f1;

• “address” includes any number or address used for the purposes of electronic transmission;

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

• “the Authority” means the statutory harbour authority of Hayle Harbour in Cornwall as authorised under the Hayle Harbour Act 1989^f2;

• “building” includes any structure or erection or any part of a building, structure or erection;

• “the deposited plans” means the plans certified by the Secretary of State as the deposited plans for the purposes of this Order;

• “the deposited sections” means the sections certified by the Secretary of State as the deposited sections for the purposes of this Order;

• “electronic transmission” means a communication transmitted—

  1. (a)

     by means of an electronic communications network; or

  2. (b)

     by other means but while in electronic form;

• “the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation for the scheduled work shown on the deposited plans;

• “reference point” means Ordnance Survey National Grid reference point;

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

• “mooring” means any buoy, pile, post, chain, pillar, pontoon, fixed rail or similar apparatus or convenience provided or used for the mooring of vessels;

• “scheduled work” means the work specified in the Schedule or any part of it;

• “Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Transport;

• “Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond;

• “tidal work” means so much of any work authorised by this Order as is in, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of high water; and

• “vessel” means every description of vessel with or without means of propulsion of any kind and includes—

  1. (c)

     anything constructed or used to carry persons, goods, plant or machinery, or to be propelled or moved, on or by water;

  2. (d)

     a seaplane on or in the water; and

  3. (e)

     a hovercraft within the meaning of the Hovercraft Act 1968^f3.

All distances, directions, lengths and reference points stated in the description of the scheduled work or in any descriptions of powers or lands are approximate and distances between points on a scheduled work are taken to be measured along the scheduled work.