Paragraph 2

In this Schedule—

• “construction” includes placing, alteration and renewal;

• “the engineer” means an engineer to be appointed by Railtrack;

• “plans” includes sections, drawings, specifications, particulars and descriptions (including descriptions of methods of construction), staging proposals and programmes;

• “protective works” means any such works as are mentioned in paragraph 8(a) below;

• “Railtrack” means Railtrack PLC and any associated company of Railtrack PLC which holds property for railway purposes, and for the purpose of this definition “associated company” means any company which is (within the meaning of section 736 of the Companies Act 1985^f1) the holding company of Railtrack PLC, a subsidiary of Railtrack PLC or another subsidiary of the holding company of Railtrack PLC;

• “railway property” means any railway of Railtrack and any works connected therewith for the maintenance or operation of which Railtrack are responsible, and includes any lands held or used by Railtrack for the purposes of such railway or works;

• “the specified works” means so much of the authorised works as may be situated upon, across, under or over or within 15 metres of, or may in any way affect, railway property.