Paragraph 19 I1

In this Part of this Schedule—

• “alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable Southern Water to fulfil its statutory functions in not less efficient a manner than previously;

• “apparatus” means—

  1. (a)

     any works, mains, pipes, pumping stations, connections, water booster stations or any other ancillary apparatus belonging to or maintained by Southern Water for the purposes of water supply, water removal or drainage;

  2. (b)

     any drain or works vested in Southern Water under the Water Industry Act 1991; and

  3. (c)

     any sewer which is so vested or is the subject of a notice of intention to adopt given under section 102(4) (adoption of sewers and disposal works) of the Water Industry Act 1991 or an agreement to adopt made under section 104 (agreements to adopt sewer, drain or sewage disposal works, at a future date) of that Act,

and includes a sludge main, disposal main or sewer outfall and any manholes, ventilating shafts, pumps or other accessories forming part of any sewer, drain, or works (within the meaning of section 219 (general interpretation) of that Act) and any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “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;

• “plan” includes all designs, drawings, design principles, site locations, accesses, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments, standoff distances, sections, drawings, specifications, method statements and other documents that are reasonably necessary to properly and sufficiently to describe the works to be executed; and

• “Southern Water” means Southern Water Services Limited, company number 02366670, whose registered office is at Southern House, Yeoman Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3NX.