The Bodmin and Wenford Light Railway Order 1996

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them—

“the Board” means the British Railways Board;

“the Board’s railway” means the railway or former railway of the Board described in Schedule 1 to this Order together with all lands and works relating thereto;

“the Bodmin Company” means the Bodmin and Wenford Railway plc whose registered office is at 6 Harleigh Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1AQ;

“the Company” means Bodmin and Wenford Rail Freight Limited incorporated under the Companies Acts 1948 and 1981 whose registered office is at Bodmin General Station, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1AQ;

“the Council” means the North Cornwall District Council;

“the lease” means any lease granted under paragraph (1) of article 6 of this Order, any extension of the same or any new lease of the railway or any part thereof granted under any statutory powers or provisions;

“the operators” means the body for the time being authorised pursuant to the powers of this Order and any lease or sub-lease hereunder to work any part of the railway or to exercise any powers of this Order; and

“the railway” means the railway authorised to be constructed and maintained by the operators pursuant to article 5 of this Order together with all lands and works relating thereto and, where any part of the said railway and works remains uncompleted, includes the site of that part.

(2) In this Order all distances, lengths, measurements, durations and directions stated in any description of works, powers and lands shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such distance, length, measurement, duration or direction.