Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this licence—

• “the 2008 Act” means the Planning Act 2008^f1;

• “the 2009 Act” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009^f2;

• “Access and Rights of Way and Public Rights of Navigation Plans” means the plans listed in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (Access and Rights of Way and Public Rights of Navigation Plans) to the Order and certified by the Secretary of State under article 43 (certification of plans, etc.) of the Order;

• “authorised development” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(2);

• “GSDIG” means Great Stour Downstream Interest Group;

• “licence holder” means the undertaker and any agent, contractor or sub-contractor acting on its behalf;

• “licensable activity” means an activity licensable under section 66 of the 2009 Act;

• “licensed activity” means any activity described in Part 2 of this licence;

• “mean high water springs” means the average of high water heights occurring at the time of the spring tides;

• “method statement” means the document prepared by the licence holder that details the way that the licensed activity will be carried out;

• “MMO” means the Marine Management Organisation;

• “the Order” means the National Grid (Richborough Connection Project) Development Consent Order 2017;

• “SAC habitat” means the habitat within a Special Area of Conservation entered in the Register of European Sites, held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

• “the undertaker” means National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (registered company number 2366977); and

• “vessel” means every description of vessel, however propelled or moved, and includes a non-displacement craft, a personal watercraft, a barge, a jack up barge, a seaplane or helicopter on the surface of the water, a hydrofoil vessel, a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle and any other thing constructed or adapted for movement through, in or over water and which is at the time in, on or over water.

Unless otherwise specified, all geographical co-ordinates given in this licence are in latitude and longitude degrees and minutes to two decimal places.