The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024

85.  In this Part of this Schedule—

“construction” includes execution, placing, altering, laying, replacing, relaying, connecting, building, installing, removal and excavation, and “construct” and “constructed” are to be construed accordingly;

“drainage authority” means the drainage board concerned within the meaning of section 23 (prohibition on obstructions etc. in watercourses) the Land Drainage Act 1991(1);

“drainage work” means any ordinary watercourse and includes any bank, wall, embankment or other structure, or any appliance, constructed or used for land drainage or flood defence in connection with an ordinary watercourse which is the responsibility of the drainage authority;

“ordinary watercourse” has the same meaning as given in section 72 (interpretation) of the Land Drainage Act 1991;

“plans” includes sections, drawings, specifications and method statements; and

“specified work” means any of the following works carried out in relation to or which may affect any ordinary watercourse—

(a)

erecting any mill dam, weir or other similar obstruction to the flow of the watercourse, or raising or otherwise altering any such obstruction;

(b)

construction or installation of a bridge or other structure;

(c)

installing a culvert in the watercourse; or

(d)

altering a watercourse or a culvert or other form of drainage infrastructure in a manner that would be likely to affect the flow of the watercourse.

(1)

1991 c. 59. Section 23 was amended by paragraph 32(3) of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) and paragraph 32 of Schedule 2 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (c. 29).