The Pur Fleet (King’s Lynn) Order 1999

PART I PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Pur Fleet (King’s Lynn) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 27th August 1999.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Agency” means the Environment Agency;

“the Applications Rules” means the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) Rules 1992;

“authorised” means authorised by this Order;

“the barrage” means the barrage forming Work No. 1 in the Schedule to this Order;

“the borough” means the borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk;

“the Council” means the Council of the borough;

“the harbour authority” means the King’s Lynn Conservancy Board;

“the creek” means the creek known as Pur Fleet, on the east side of the river in the borough;

“the deposited plan” means the plan described in rule 7(1)(a) of the Applications Rules prepared in connection with the application for this Order and certified by the Secretary of State as “the deposited plan” for the purposes of is Order;

“the existing dam” means the dam across the creek authorised to be constructed under the Anglian Water Authority (King’s Lynn Tidal Defences) Act 1984(1);

“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation for the works shown on the deposited plan;

“maintain” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, reconstruct and replace and “maintenance” all be construed accordingly;

“the river” means the river Great Ouse;

“the scheduled works” means the works specified in the Schedule to this Order;

“the sections” means the sections described in rule 7(2) of the Applications Rules prepared in connection with the application for this Order and certified by the Secretary of State as “the sections” for the purposes of this Order;

“tidal work” means so much of any work authorised by this Order as is on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of mean high water springs;

“Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond;

“the works” means the scheduled works and any other authorised works.

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1984 c. xiv.