{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/portishead-branch-line-metrowest-phase-1-order-2022/schedule-16/paragraph-80",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/portishead-branch-line-metrowest-phase-1-order-2022/schedule-16/paragraph-80.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2022/1194",
  "legislation_title": "The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/portishead-branch-line-metrowest-phase-1-order-2022",
  "path": "schedule/16/paragraph/80",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "80",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Part of this Schedule—\n“alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable WPD to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner not less efficient than previously;\n“alternative rights” means all and any necessary legal easements, consents, or permissions required by WPD in order to permit or authorise a diversion;\n“apparatus” means electric lines or electrical plant as defined in the Electricity Act 1989, belonging to or maintained by WPD;\n“diversion” means an alteration to the WPD network in order to enable or facilitate the authorised development;\n“functions” includes powers and duties;\n“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;\n“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;\n“specified work” means so much of any of the authorised development that is carried out within 6 metres of any apparatus;\n“WPD” means Western Power Distribution (South West) plc (company number 02366894) whose registered office is at Avonbank, Feeder Road, Bristol BS2 0TB;\n“WPD network” means WPD’s distribution network operated pursuant to its distribution licence issued pursuant to section 6 (licences authorising supply, etc.) of the Electricity Act 1989; and\nfor the avoidance of doubt, all other terms as defined in article 2 (interpretation) of this Order.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 80 in force at 5.12.2022, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 29."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1194/schedule/16/paragraph/80",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:53:31.025268+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}