The National Grid (Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project) Development Consent Order 2024

Interpretation

12.—(1) For the protection of the Trust the following provisions of this part of this Schedule have effect, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the Trust, in relation to the removal, installation and maintenance of the overhead electric lines comprised in Work No. 6 (XC and XCP overhead electric lines, and XC overhead electric line) of Schedule 1 (authorised development) and any associated development in connection with it.

(2) In this part of this Schedule—

“Code of Practice” means the Code of Practice for Works Affecting the Canal and River Trust (April 2023) or any updates or amendments thereto (provided any such updates or amendments do not adversely impact the ability of the undertaker to construct and maintain Work No.6 (XC and XCP overhead electric lines, and XC overhead electric line) of Schedule 1 (authorised development) and any associated development in connection with it);

“detriment” means any damage to the waterway or any other property of the Trust caused by the presence of Work No. 6 (XC and XCP overhead electric lines, and XC overhead electric line) of Schedule 1 (authorised development) and any associated development in connection with it and, without prejudice to the generality of that meaning, includes—

(a)

any obstruction of, or interference with, or hindrance or danger to, navigation or to any use of the waterway (including towing paths);

(b)

the erosion of the bed or banks of the waterway, or the impairment of the stability of any works, lands or premises forming part of the waterway;

(c)

the deposit of materials or the siltation of the waterway so as to damage the waterway;

(d)

the pollution of the waterway;

(e)

any interference with the exercise by any person of rights over the Trust’s network;

“the engineer” means an engineer appointed by the Trust for the purpose in question;

“plans” includes navigational risk assessments, plans, sections, designs, drawings, specifications, soil reports, calculations, descriptions (including descriptions of methods of construction) and programmes;

“practical completion” means practical completion of all of the specified work notwithstanding that items which would ordinarily be considered snagging items remain outstanding, and the expression “practically complete” and “practically completed” is to be construed accordingly;

“specified work” means so much of Work No. 6 (XC and XCP overhead electric lines, and XC overhead electric line) of Schedule 1 (authorised development) and any associated development in connection with it as is, may be, or takes place in, on, under or over the surface of land below the water level forming part of the waterway; or may affect the waterway or any function of the Trust, including any projection over the waterway by any authorised work or any plant or machinery;

“the Trust” means the Canal & River Trust;

“the Trust’s network” means the Trust’s network of waterways;

“the waterway” means each and every part of the River Ouse, and includes any works, lands or premises belonging to the Trust, or under its management or control, and held or used by the Trust in connection with that river.

(3) The Code of Practice applies to any specified work and where there is an inconsistency between these protective provisions and the Code of Practice, the part of the Code of Practice that is inconsistent with these protective provisions does not apply and these protective provisions apply.