PART 1PRELIMINARY
Interpretation2
1
In this Order—
“the 1961 Act” means the Land Compensation Act 19613;
“the 1965 Act” means the Compulsory Purchase Act 19654;
“the book of reference” means the book of reference certified by the Secretary of State as the book of reference for the purposes of this Order;
“the Company” means Midland Main Line Limited whose registered office is at 75 Davies Street, London W1K 5HT;
“the East Midlands Parkway Station” means the new Parkway railway station with parking and associated access and highway works to be constructed on the land shown on the land plan;
“the land plan” means the plan certified by the Secretary of State as the land plan for the purposes of this Order;
“the limits of land to be acquired” means the lines marked “Limit of Land to be Acquired” shown on the land plan;
“the limits of land to be temporarily used” means the lines marked “Limit of Land to be Temporarily used” shown on the land plan;
“occupier” means a person occupying land under a tenancy for a period of more than a month (not being a statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 19775 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 19766);
“owner”, in relation to land, means a person, other than a mortgagee not in possession, who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of land (whether in possession or reversion) and includes a person holding, or entitled to the rents and profits of, the land under a lease or tenancy having an unexpired term exceeding 3 years;
“the Planning Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 19907;
“the Street Works Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 19918;
“the tribunal” means the Lands Tribunal.
2
References in this Order to rights over land include references to rights to do, or to place and maintain, anything in or on land or in the air-space over its surface.
3
All measurements stated in any description of lands in the book of reference shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each measurement.