Article 2 Amendment of 1991 Order

The following paragraph shall be added to article 1 of the Litter (Statutory Undertakers) (Designation and Relevant Land) Order 1991^f1—

“(3)

For the purposes of article 3 of this Order, land is in an urban area if it is surrounded by, or adjoins for a continuous distance of not less than one kilometre, built-up sites (other than sites used for horticultural or agricultural purposes) on which there are permanent structures, and—

(a)

for the purpose of determining whether any distance is continuous, any gap between built-up sites of 50 metres or less shall be disregarded,

(b)

highways, navigable rivers and operational land which is not relevant land—

(i)

shall not be treated as built-up sites for the purposes of determining whether or not land is in an urban area,

(ii)

shall be ignored for the purposes of determining whether or not land adjoins built-up sites.”.

In article 3(2) of that Order, for the words “and which” there shall be substituted the words “and any other land which is not so situated but is land in an urban area, being in either case land which”.