The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company (Land Acquisition) Order 2007

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the 1965 Act” means the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965(1);

“the Applications Rules” means the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000;

“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 the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company being a company limited by shares and incorporated by the Felixstowe Railway and Pier Act 1875(2);

“dock” means the dock constructed by the Company in pursuance of the powers conferred on them by the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Acts and Orders 1879 to 2007 and includes the open cut or channel also constructed under those powers, all other works, land, buildings, ancillary works, plant, property and conveniences connected therewith, as from time to time existing;

“Felixstowe South Reconfiguration” means the development of that part of the dock for which planning permission was granted by the First Secretary of State on 1st February 2006 and which includes the area in Harwich Harbour proposed to be reclaimed under the provisions of the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Harbour Revision Order 2007(3);

“the land plans” means the plans certified by the Secretary of State as the land plans for the purposes of this Order;

“the tribunal” means the Lands Tribunal; and

“the undertaking” means the harbour undertaking of the Company as authorised from time to time.

(2) References in this Order to rights over land include references to rights to do, or to place and maintain, anything in, on or under 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.

(1)

1965 c. 56.

(2)

1875 c. cxlv.

(3)

S.I. 2007/3219.