# Land Drainage Act 1976, Paragraph 2


In this Schedule—
“associated watercourse”, in relation to any river, means a tributary or other watercourse the water from which ultimately flows into, or which is directly or indirectly connected with, that river;
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“flood works”, in relation to the tidal Thames, has the same meaning as in the local enactments relating thereto;
“the former county of London” means the area constituted by the county of London as it existed immediately before the passing of the London Government Act 1963 (under which the said county ceased to exist);
“local enactment” means—
(a) in relation to any watercourse falling within paragraph 1(1)(a) above, the Thames River (Prevention of Floods) Acts 1879 to 1962 and section 14 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1932;
b)-(f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“the tidal Thames” means the watercourses falling within paragraph 1(1)(a) above;
“watercourse” includes all rivers and streams and all ditches, drains, cuts, culverts, dykes, sluices, sewers and passages through which water flows;
and any mention of a particular river shall not be construed as prejudicing the meaning of the expression “associated watercourse”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/70/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-drainage-act-1976/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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