Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this Schedule—

• “business day” means a day other than Saturday or Sunday which is not Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under section 1 (bank holidays) of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1;

• “commence” means beginning to carry out any material operation (as defined in section 56(4) (time when development begun) of the 1990 Act) forming part of the authorised development other than operations consisting of archaeological investigations and mitigation works, ecological surveys and mitigation works, investigations for the purpose of assessing ground conditions, erection of any temporary means of enclosure, receipt and erection of construction plant and equipment, treatment of any invasive species and the temporary display of site notices or advertisements, and “commencement” is to be construed accordingly;

• “Design Council” means the UK’s national strategic advisor for design who is a Royal Charter charity (registered charity number 279099);

• “first iteration EMP” means the document of that description listed in Schedule 10 (certification of plans and documents, etc.) and certified by the Secretary of State as the first iteration environmental management plan for the purposes of this Order under article 41 (certification of plans and documents, etc.);

• “second iteration EMP” means the second version of the first iteration EMP which is refined in advance of construction;

• “third iteration EMP” means the third version of the first iteration EMP, which builds upon the second iteration EMP and is refined at the end of the construction stage to support future management and operation;

• “the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works” means the document of that name published electronically by the strategic highway authorities for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, or any equivalent replacement published for that document; and

• “REAC” means the register of environmental actions and commitments set out in section 3 of the first iteration EMP.