# The Network Rail (Old Oak Common Great Western Mainline Track Access) Order 2026, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“the 1961 Act” means the Land Compensation Act 1961;
“the 1965 Act” means the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965;
“the 1981 Act” means the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981;
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
“the 2003 Act” means the Communications Act 2003;
“Acton House” means Acton House, 253 Horn Lane, London, W3 9EJ;
“address” includes any number or address used for the purpose of electronic transmission;
“the associated development” means the provision of the following works and operations, including land outside of the Order limits—
(a) a temporary road rail vehicle access via a road rail access point onto the Great Western Mainline to enable delivery of the high speed and conventional stations at Old Oak Common;
(b) a permanent road rail vehicle access via a road rail access point onto the Great Western Mainline from its southern side; and
(c) any works and operations incidental or ancillary to the works identified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) as permitted by—
(i) the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, including Part 18 of Schedule 2 to that Order in relation to the works authorised by the enabling Acts; or
(ii) the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017.
“book of reference” means the document of that description listed in article 11 (certification of documents, etc.) and certified by the Secretary of State as the book of reference for the purposes of this Order;
“building” includes any structure or erection or any part of a building, structure or erection which, for the purposes of this definition, does not include racking;
“the development” means the use and temporary works authorised by article 3 (power to use and execute temporary works on land within the Order limits);
“electronic transmission” means a communication transmitted—
(a) by means of an electronic communications network; or
(b) by other means but while in electronic form,
and in this definition “electronic communications network” has the same meaning as in section 32(1) (meaning of electronic communications networks and services) of the 2003 Act;
“the enabling Acts” means—
(a) the Great Western Railway Act 1835; and
(b) the Great Western Railway Act 1837;
“the land plan” means the document of that description dated 8th February 2024 listed in article 11 (certification of documents, etc.) and certified by the Secretary of State as the land plan for the purposes of this Order;
“Network Rail” means Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (Company No. 02904587) whose registered office is at Waterloo General Office, London SE1 8SW;
“Order limits” means the limits of land to be acquired or used shown on the land plan;
“owner” in relation to land, has the same meaning as in section 7 (interpretation) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981;
“racking” means racking designed for the storage of materials and includes any plinth or other structure to which it is attached;
“statutory undertaker” means—
(a) any person who is a statutory undertaker for the purposes of the 1990 Act; and
(b) any public communications provider within the meaning of section 151(1) (interpretation of Chapter 1) of the 2003 Act; and
“the tribunal” means the Lands Chamber of the Upper Tribunal.
(2) References in this Order to a right over land include references to the right to do, or to place and maintain, anything in, on or under land or in the air-space above its surface.
(3) References in this Order to numbered plots are references to plot numbers on the land plan.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/591/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/network-rail-old-oak-common-great-western-mainline-track-access-order-2026/article-2
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