The Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing Development Consent Order 2020

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1.  These byelaws—

(a) may be cited as the Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing Byelaws 2020; and

(b) have effect as set out in article 51 (byelaws) of the Great Yarmouth Third Crossing Development Consent Order 2020.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these byelaws unless the context otherwise requires—

“advertisement” has the same meaning as it has in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(1);

“authorised person” means—

(a)

a person acting in the course of that person’s duties who—

(i)

is an employee, agent, contractor or sub-contractor of the undertaker; or

(ii)

is authorised by the undertaker to exercise one or more of its functions under the Order; or

(b)

a constable, Police Community Support Officer, an officer of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, an officer of the Health and Safety Executive, a person authorised for the purposes of section 44 (powers of fire-fighters etc in an emergency etc) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004(2) or a person accredited by or under section 41 (accreditation under community safety accreditation schemes) of the Police Reform Act 2002(3), acting in the execution of that person’s duties;

“barriers” means barriers installed within the new bridge area to prevent the passage of persons or vehicles;

“the byelaws” means these byelaws;

“carriageways” means the parts of the new bridge area that are carriageways as defined by section 329(1) (further provision as to interpretation) of the Highways Act 1980(4);

“cycle tracks” means the parts of the new bridge area that are cycle tracks as defined by section 329(1)(5) of the Highways Act 1980;

“footways” means the parts of the new bridge area that are footways as defined by section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980;

“maintenance” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, replace or reconstruct;

“motor vehicle” has the same meaning as it has in the Road Traffic Act 1988(6);

“the new bridge” means Work No. 8B together with the vessel impact protection systems and supporting works comprised in Work Nos. 6A and 6B as set out in Schedule 1 (authorised development) to the Order;

“the new bridge area” means the new bridge, the new bridge approaches, the new bridge control tower, the new bridge plant room, the new bridge infrastructure and the public realm areas;

“the new bridge approaches” means the western and eastern approaches to the new bridge, the centre lines of which, together with the centre line of the new bridge, are shown on the new bridge area plan;

“the new bridge area plan” means the plan of that description set out in Schedule 15 (documents to be certified) to the Order certified by the Secretary of State as the new bridge area plan for the purposes of the Order;

“the new bridge control tower” means Work No. 7A as set out in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“the new bridge infrastructure” means all infrastructure which is required for or facilitates the construction, maintenance, inspection or operation of the new bridge including (without limitation) cables, pipes and other apparatus relating to the provision of drainage, electricity, water, and other services, fenders and other protective or ancillary works relating to the new bridge, tools and any emergency, safety or communications apparatus;

“the new bridge plant room” means Work No. 7B. as set out in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“notice” includes a sign, signal and a digital or other display, and in appropriate circumstances, an audible announcement;

“the Order” means the Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing Development Consent Order 2020;

“the public realm areas” means the areas of the public realm facilities comprised in Work No. 6A as set out in Schedule 1 to the Order;

“trailer” means a vehicle (including a horse box) designed or adapted to be towed by a motor vehicle;

“undertaker” means Norfolk County Council or such other person who has the benefit of the Order in accordance with article 7 (benefit of the Order) of the Order;

“vaporiser” means an electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine (whether alone or in combination with other substances) to a person inhaling from the device; and

“vessel waiting facilities” means the vessel waiting facilities comprised in Work No. 6A as set out in Schedule 1 to the Order.

(2) The Interpretation Act 1978(7) applies to the interpretation of these byelaws as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(1)

1990 c. 8.

(2)

2004 c. 21. Section 44 was amended by section 6 of the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 (c. 39).

(3)

2002 c. 30. Section 41 was amended by paragraph 42 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48).

(4)

1980 c. 66.

(5)

The definition of “cycle track” was amended by section 1 of the Cycle Tracks Act 1984 (c. 38) and by paragraph 21(2) of Schedule 3 to the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c. 54).

(6)

1988 c. 52.

(7)

1978 c. 30.