# The M5 Junction 10 Development Consent Order 2025, Paragraph 55: Interpretation Extent: E+W In this Part of this Schedule— “alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable NGED to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner not less efficient than previously and, where the context requires, includes any part of such alternative apparatus; “alternative rights” means all and any necessary legal easements, leases, consents, or permissions required by NGED in order to permit or authorise a diversion and to permit or authorise NGED to lay, keep, operate, maintain, adjust, repair, alter, relay, renew, supplement, inspect, examine, test and remove the alternative apparatus; “apparatus” means electric lines or electrical plant as defined in the Electricity Act 1989, belonging to or maintained by NGED; “diversion” means an alteration to the NGED Network in order to enable or facilitate the authorised development; “functions” includes powers and duties; “in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over or upon land; “NGED” means National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) plc (company number 03600574) whose registered office is at Avonbank, Feeder Road, Bristol, BS2 0TB; “NGED Network” means NGED’s distribution network operated pursuant to its distribution licence issued pursuant to section 6 (licences authorising supply, etc.) of the Electricity Act 1989; “plan” or “plans” includes all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary to properly and sufficiently describe and assess the works to be executed; “specified work” means so much of any of the authorised development that is carried out within 6 metres of any apparatus; “undertaker” means Gloucestershire County Council or such other person as has the benefit of the Order. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/795/schedule/9/paragraph/55 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/m5-junction-10-development-consent-order-2025/schedule-9/paragraph-55/enacted Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.