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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/river-humber-gas-pipeline-replacement-order-2016/schedule-10/part-1/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/853",
  "legislation_title": "The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/river-humber-gas-pipeline-replacement-order-2016",
  "path": "schedule/10/part/1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Part of this Schedule—\n“alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable the statutory undertaker in question to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner not less efficient than previously;\n“apparatus” means—\n(a)in the case of an electricity statutory undertaker, electric lines or electrical plant (as defined in the 1989 Act, belonging to or maintained by that electricity statutory undertaker for the purposes of electricity supply;\n(b)in the case of a gas statutory undertaker, any mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by that gas transporter for the purposes of gas supply;\n(c)in the case of a water statutory undertaker, mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by that water statutory undertaker for the purposes of water supply; and\n(d)in the case of a sewerage statutory undertaker—\n(i)any drain or works vested in the statutory undertaker under the Water Industry Act 1991 and Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011; and\n(ii)any sewer which is so vested or is the subject of a notice of intention to adopt given under section 102(4) of that Act or an agreement to adopt made under section 104 of that Act,\nand in each case includes a sludge main, disposal main (within the meaning of section 219 of that Act) or sewer outfall and any manholes, ventilating shafts, pumps or other accessories forming part of any such sewer, drain or works,\nand includes any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;\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“pipeline” means the whole or any part of a pipeline belonging to or maintained by an statutory undertaker and includes any ancillary works and apparatus;\n“plan” includes a section and description of the works to be executed;\n“statutory undertaker” means—\n(e)any licence holder within the meaning of Part 1 of the 1989 Act;\n(f)a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986;\n(g)a water statutory undertaker within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991; and\n(h)a sewerage statutory undertaker within the meaning of Part 1 of the Water Industry Act 1991,\nfor the area of the authorised project, and in relation to any apparatus, means the statutory undertaker to whom it belongs or by whom it is maintained.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 10 Pt. 1 para. 2 in force at 15.9.2016, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2011/1566."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c.44."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/853/schedule/10/part/1/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:20:42.702990+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."
}