as respects F16a universal postal service provider in connection with the provision of a universal postal service, as if the reference to sections 55, 247(4)(b), 253 and 257(2) were omitted; and

a person who holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000 shall not be considered to be a statutory undertaker unless the person is carrying out activities authorised by the licence;

the person's undertaking shall not be considered to be a statutory undertaking except to the extent that it is the person's undertaking as licence holder.

for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in subsection (7)(a), if he holds a licence under subsection (1) of that section;

for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in subsection (7)(b), if he is entitled to exercise any power conferred by Schedule 3 to that Act; and

for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in subsection (7)(c), if he is entitled to exercise any power conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to that Act.

sections 55, 108(3), F1. . ., 139 to 141, 143, 148, 236(2)(a), 237, 245, 253, 263(1) and (2), 264, 266 to 283, 288(10)(a), 306, 325(9) and 336(2) and (3), paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 and Schedule 13;

sections 170(12)(b) and 238 to 241; and

sections 247(4) and 257(2) and Schedule 14.

land which is used for the purpose of carrying on their undertaking; and

land in which an interest is held for that purpose.

which is used by the licence holder, or by a company associated with it, for the purpose of carrying out activities authorised by the licence, or

in which the licence holder, or a company associated with it, holds an interest for that purpose.

which is used by the provider, or by a company associated with him, for any purpose in connection with the provision of a universal postal service, or

in which the provider, or a company associated with him, holds an interest for any such purpose.

may define a class of land by reference to any circumstances whatsoever, and

in the case of the Civil Aviation Authority, may make provision for different circumstances, including prescribing different classes of land for the purposes of different provisions.

the interest was acquired by them on or after 6th December 1968; or

it was held by them immediately before that date but the circumstances were then such that the land did not fall to be treated as operational land for the purposes of the 1962 Act.

there is, or at some time has been, in force with respect to it a specific planning permission for its development; and

that development, if carried out, would involve or have involved its use for the purpose of the carrying on of the statutory undertakers’ undertaking.

the undertakers’ interest in the land was acquired by them as the result of a transfer under the provisions of the M3Transport Act 1968, the M4Transport (London) Act 1969, the M5Gas Act 1986, the M6Airports Act 1986 F8the Water Act 1989 or the Water Industry Act 1991F26or, in the case of land held by Canal & River Trust, the Public Bodies Act 2011 from other statutory undertakers; and

immediately before transfer the land was operational land of those other undertakers.

as the result of such a transfer as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (4); and

in such circumstances as are mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection.

granted on an application in that behalf made under Part III; or

granted by provisions of a development order F27... granting planning permission generally for development which has received specific parliamentary approval; or

granted by a special development order in respect of development specifically described in the order;

granted by a local development order or a neighbourhood development order; or

deemed to be granted by virtue of a direction of a government department under section 90(1).

the reference in paragraph (a) to Part III includes a reference to Part III of the 1971 Act and the enactments in force before the commencement of that Act and replaced by Part III of it; and

the reference in paragraph (d) to section 90(1) includes a reference to section 40 of the 1971 Act, section 41 of the 1962 Act and section 35 of the 1947 Act.

the Civil Aviation Authority, or

a person who holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000 or a company associated with that person,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking, the Civil Aviation Authority, a person who holds a licence under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000, or a relevant airport operator (within the meaning of Part 5 of the Airports Act 1986), the Secretary of State for Transport;

in relation to statutory undertakers carrying on an undertaking for the supply of hydraulic power, the F12Secretary of State for Trade and Industry;

in relation to F13a universal postal service provider, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; and

in relation to any other statutory undertakers, the Secretary of State for F25Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

in relation to the National Rivers Authority, means the Secretary of State or the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; F28...

in relation to the Natural Resources Body for Wales, means the Secretary of State or the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and

in relation to a water or sewerage undertaker, means the Secretary of State.

if the appropriate Minister is not the one concerned as the Secretary of State, shall be construed as references to the Secretary of State and the appropriate Minister; and

if the one concerned as the Secretary of State is also the appropriate Minister, shall be construed as references to him alone,