The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020

Interpretation

95.  In this Part of this Schedule—

“Thames Water” means Thames Water Utilities Limited, company number 02366661, whose registered office is at Clearwater Court, Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8DB and any successor in statutory function;

“apparatus” means any works, mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by Thames Water for the purposes of water supply and sewerage, including sewerage pumping stations, together with—

(a)

any drain or works vested in Thames Water under the Water Industry Act 1991; and

(b)

any sewer which is so vested or is the subject of a notice of intention to adopt given under section 102(4) (adoption of sewers and disposal works) of the Water Industry Act 1991 or an agreement to adopt made under section 104 (agreements to adopt sewer, drain or sewage disposal works, at future date) of that Act, and includes a sludge main, disposal main or sewer outfall and any manholes, ventilating shafts, pumps or other accessories forming part of any sewer or drain (within the meaning in section 219 (general interpretation) of the Water Industry Act 1991) or works, and any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;

“alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable Thames Water to fulfil its statutory functions in no less efficient a manner than previously;

“authorised development” means the development as described in Schedule 1 (authorised development) of this Order;

“functions” includes powers and duties;

“in”, in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land, includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over or upon land;

“plan” includes sections, drawings, specifications and method statements; and

“the standard protection strips” means the strips of land falling within the following distances to either side of the medial line of any relevant apparatus—

(a)

2.25 metres where the diameter of the apparatus is less than 150 millimetres;

(b)

3 metres where the diameter of the apparatus is between 150 and 450 millimetres;

(c)

4.5 metres where the diameter of the apparatus is between 451 and 750 millimetres; and

(d)

6 metres where the diameter of the apparatus exceeds 750 millimetres; and

“this Order” means the Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 as defined in article 1 of this Order

“the relevant planning authority” means the authority as defined in article 2 of this Order

“the WIA 1991” means the Water Industry Act 1991