Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations —

• “the appropriate Minister” means, in relation to England, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in relation to Wales, the Secretary of State for Wales;

• “the Court” means the County Court for the district in which improvement works which are being carried out are situated or the High Court;

• “drainage” includes defence against water including sea water;

• “drainage body” means —

  1. (a)

     a water authority;

  2. (b)

     an internal drainage board;

  3. (c)

     the council of a county, district or London borough or the Common Council of the City of London;

• “environmental statement” has the meaning assigned to it by the Schedule to these Regulations;

• “improvement works” means works which deepen, widen, straighten or otherwise improve any existing watercourse or remove or alter mill dams, weirs or other obstructions to watercourses, or raise, widen or otherwise improve any existing drainage work;

• “watercourse” includes all rivers and streams and all ditches, drains, cuts, culverts, dikes, sluices, sewers (other than public sewers within the meaning of the Public Health Act 1936^f1) and passages through which water flows.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation shall be construed as a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations.