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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-for-greater-manchester-light-rapid-transit-system-trafford-park-extension-order-2016/schedule-8/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1035",
  "legislation_title": "The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-for-greater-manchester-light-rapid-transit-system-trafford-park-extension-order-2016",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“apparatus” means—\n(a) in the case of Electricity North West Limited, electric lines or electrical plant (as defined in the Electricity Act 1989), belonging to or maintained by that public utility;\n(b) in the case of National Grid Gas Plc, any mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by that public utility for the purposes of gas supply,\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 necessary alternative apparatus in land, includes a reference to apparatus or necessary alternative apparatus under, over or upon land;\n“necessary alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable a public utility to fulfil its statutory or licensed functions in a manner no less efficient than previously;\n“plan” includes all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary properly and sufficiently to describe the works to be executed; and\n“public utility” means, as the case may be—\n(a) Electricity North West Limited, company number 02366949, whose registered office is at 304 Bridgewater Place, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6XG; and/or\n(b) National Grid Gas Distribution Limited, company number 10080864, whose registered office is at 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5EH;\nand in relation to any apparatus, means the public utility to whom it belongs or by whom it is maintained; and\n“specified work” means any of the authorised works which will or may be situated over or within 15 metres measured in any direction of, or may in any way adversely affect, any apparatus, the removal of which has not been required under paragraph 8.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 29."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1035/schedule/8/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:18:47.679730+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."
}