Section 111 Interpretation of Part VI.
England and Wales
In this Part of this Act “navigable waters” and “navigable watercourse” means waters or a watercourse, as the case may be, over which a public right of navigation exists; and any waterway comprised in the undertaking of F1Canal & River Trustwhich is for the time being specified in Part I or Part II of Schedule 12 to the M1Transport Act 1968 (commercial and cruising waterways) is to be deemed to be navigable waters and a navigable watercourse for the purposes of this Part of this Act.
References in this Part of this Act to an order or scheme which provides for the construction of a bridge over or a tunnel under navigable waters are to be construed in accordance with section 106(8) above.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in s. 111(1) substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 6(2) (with arts. 4-6)
Marginal citations
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