High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

30 U.K. In this Schedule—

• “"appropriate Ministers”” means the Secretary of State for [F1 Housing, Communities and Local Government] and the Secretary of State for Transport and, in relation to the carrying out of any function, means those Ministers acting jointly;

• “"building”” includes any structure other than—

  (a)

  anything in the nature of plant or machinery,

  (b)

  any gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure,

  (c)

  any tunnel, earthworks (within the meaning of paragraph 3) or railway track bed,

  (d)

  any sight, noise or dust screens (within the meaning of paragraph 3),

  (e)

  transformers, telecommunication masts or pedestrian accesses to railway lines,

  (f)

  lighting equipment, and

  (g)

  anything underground, except where forming part of a station and intended for use by members of the public without a ticket or other permission to travel;

• “"permitted limits””, in relation to any development, means the limits of the land on which the works of which the development forms part may be carried out under this Act;

• “"planning authority”” means—

  (a)

  a county council;

  (b)

  a district council; and

  (c)

  subject to paragraph 27, a London borough council.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 17 para. 30 substituted (30.10.2024) by The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/991), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 12(c) (with art. 7)