In this Schedule—

• “the asset owner”—

  1. a

     in relation to an application for a property scheme, means the owner of the property, rights and liabilities in relation to which provision of a kind mentioned in paragraph 1(2) is proposed to be included in the scheme;

  2. b

     in relation to a property scheme, means the owner of the property, rights and liabilities in relation to which provision of such a kind is included in the scheme;

• F7“construction, commissioning or operational purposes” means the purposes of performing any functions which the successful bidder has, or may in future have under or by virtue of—

  1. a

     a relevant licence which has been, or is to be, granted as a result of the tender exercise,

  2. b

     a relevant contract which has been, or is to be, awarded as a result of the tender exercise, or

  3. c

     any enactment, in the successful bidder’s capacity as holder of the relevant licence or party to the relevant contract;

• F3...

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “modification notice” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 9;

• “non-applicant party” means—

  1. a

     in the case of an application made by the preferred bidder or the successful bidder, the asset owner, and

  2. b

     in the case of an application made by the asset owner, the successful bidder or, if a notice has not yet been published under paragraph 36, the preferred bidder;

• F4...

• “preferred bidder”, in relation to a tender exercise, is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 35;

• “property scheme” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1;

• F3...

• F5“successful bidder”, in relation to a tender exercise, has the meaning given by section 6CD(6);

• F6“tender exercise” has the meaning given by section 6CD(3);

• “third party”, in relation to a property scheme or proposed property scheme in connection with a tender exercise, means a person other than the preferred bidder, the successful bidder, or the asset owner.

For the purposes of this Schedule, a provision of a property scheme affects a third party if that party's consent or concurrence would be required to the making of the provision otherwise than by means of the scheme.