The East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022

Application E+W+S

2.  In this part of this Schedule—

“affected undertaker” means—

(a)

any licence holder within the meaning of Part 1 (electricity supply) of the 1989 Act (an “electricity undertaker”);

(b)

a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 (gas supply) of the Gas Act 1986 (1) (a “gas undertaker”);

(c)

a water undertaker within the meaning of Part 1 (preliminary) of the Water Industry Act 1991(2) (a “water undertaker”); and

(d)

a sewerage undertaker within the meaning of Part 1 (preliminary) of the Water Industry Act 1991 (a “sewerage undertaker”),

for the area of the authorised development but, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include the undertakers specified in Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 or Part 8 of this Schedule, and in relation to any apparatus, means the undertaker to whom it belongs or by whom it is maintained;

“alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable the affected undertaker in question to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner not less efficient than previously;

“apparatus” means—

(a)

in the case of an electricity undertaker, electric lines or electrical plant (as defined in the 1989 Act), belonging to or maintained by that affected undertaker;

(b)

in the case of a gas undertaker, any mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by a gas transporter for the purposes of gas supply;

(c)

in the case of a water undertaker, mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by that affected undertaker for the purposes of water supply; and

(d)

in the case of a sewerage undertaker—

(i)

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

(ii)

any sewer which is so vested or is the subject of a notice of intention to adopt given under section 102(4) of that Act or an agreement to adopt made under section 104 of that Act,

and includes a sludge main, disposal main (within the meaning of section 219 of that Act) or sewer outfall and any manholes, ventilating shafts, pumps or other accessories forming part of any such sewer, drain or works, and includes any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;

“functions” includes powers and duties; and

“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.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 10 Pt. 1 para. 2 in force at 22.4.2022, see art. 1(2)

(1)

1986 c. 44.

(2)

1991 c. 56.