Highways Act 1980

Interpretation E+W

111 Interpretation of Part VI. E+W

(1) In this Part of this Act “navigable waters” and “navigable watercourse” means waters or a watercourse, as the case may be, over which a public right of navigation exists; and any waterway comprised in the undertaking of [F1 Canal & River Trust]which is for the time being specified in Part I or Part II of Schedule 12 to the M1 Transport Act 1968 (commercial and cruising waterways) is to be deemed to be navigable waters and a navigable watercourse for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

(2) References in this Part of this Act to an order or scheme which provides for the construction of a bridge over or a tunnel under navigable waters are to be construed in accordance with section 106(8) above.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 111(1) substituted (2.7.2012) by The British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1659), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 6(2) (with arts. 4-6)

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 c. 73.