Regulation 2 Interpretation and notices, etc.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Act 2021, and “Schedule 17” means Schedule 17 to the Act;

• “the appellant” means the nominated undertaker^f1;

• “approval” means an approval or agreement under Part 1 of Schedule 17;

• “authority” means the relevant planning authority for the purposes of Schedule 17;

• “electronic transmission” means a communication transmitted—

  1. (a)

     by means of an electronic communication network; or

  2. (b)

     by other means, but while in electronic form,

  and in this definition “electronic communication network” has the same meaning as in section 32(1) (meaning of electronic communications networks and services) of the Communications Act 2003^f2;

• “in writing” includes electronic transmission in written form;

• “request” means a request for approval under the planning permission deemed to be granted by section 17(1) of the Act;

• “starting date” means the date stated in the written notice under regulation 6(a); and

• “third party” means any person who has been notified or consulted in accordance with Schedule 17 about a request, or has submitted representations to the authority about that request.

Any notice, notification, questionnaire, statement or representation submitted pursuant to these Regulations must be in writing.

Where—

which makes reference to another document, a copy of that document (or of the relevant part of it) must be submitted, served or copied (as the case may be) in a like manner and within the period specified for the submission, service or copying of the document mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).