# Highways Act 1980, Section 111: Interpretation of Part VI.

Extent: E+W

(1) 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 Canal & River Trustwhich is for the time being specified in Part I or Part II of Schedule 12 to the Transport 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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/111 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/highways-act-1980/section-111
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