Paragraph 17 InterpretationI1

In this Part—

• “accumulation” means any accumulation of silt or other material (including any materials used to construct the authorised development) which constitutes an impediment to navigation at or in the approaches to the harbour including but not limited to accumulations against Work No. 1b;

• “authorised development” means the works set out in Parts 1A, 1B and 2 of Schedule 1 (authorised development, and ancillary and necessary works);

• “construction” includes execution and placing, maintenance, extension, enlargement, alteration, replacement, relaying, and removal, or the carrying out of an operation and “construct” and “constructed” are to be construed accordingly;

• “erosion” means any erosion of the bed or banks of the sea or of any jetty or other structure of whatever nature within the harbour or the approaches to the harbour;

• “the harbour” means the Port of Neath;

• “plans” includes sections, descriptions, drawings, specifications, proposed method statements, hydraulic and bathymetric survey information and risk assessment;

• “specified work” means any tidal work and any work or operation authorised by the Order which is likely to affect navigation in respect of the harbour or the functions of Neath Port Authority in relation to the operation of the harbour; and

• “tidal work” includes dredging authorised by this Order or any licence granted under Part 4 of the 2009 Act relating to the authorised development.