New Towns Act 1981

79 Meaning of " statutory undertakers " and " operational land "

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, " statutory undertakers " means—

(a) persons authorised by any enactment to carry on—

(i) any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, water transport, canal or inland navigation undertaking, or

(ii) any dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking, or

(iii) any undertaking for the supply of electricity, gas, hydraulic power or water, or

(b) the Civil Aviation Authority or the British Airports Authority, or

(c) the Post Office or British Telecommunications,

and " statutory undertaking " shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In this Act, subject to subsection (3) below, and except in so far as the context otherwise requires, " operational land ", in relation to statutory undertakers, means—

(a) land which is used for the purpose of the carrying on of their undertaking, and

(b) land in which an interest is held for that purpose,

not being land which, in respect of its nature and situation, is comparable rather with land in general than with land which is used, or in which interests are held, for the purpose of the carrying on of statutory undertakings.

(3) In this Act " operational land "—

(a) in relation to the Post Office, has the meaning given by paragraph 93(4) of Schedule 4 to the [1969 c. 48.] Post Office Act 1969;

(b) in relation to the Civil Aviation Authority, has the meaning given by paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 to the [1971 c. 75.] Civil Aviation Act 1971 ;

(c) in relation to British Telecommunications, has the meaning given by paragraph 12(1) of Part II of Schedule 3 to the [1981 c. 38.] British Telecommunications Act 1981.