The River Colne Barrier (Wivenhoe) Order 1991

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires–

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

“the barrier” means Work No. 1 or any part thereof and includes any other works, conveniences and other things connected therewith or incidental thereto provided under this Order;

“the barrier gates” means all or any of the movable flood gates forming part of Work No. 1;

“the Colchester Port Authority” means the Colchester Borough Council acting as statutory navigation authority and port authority for the river;

“the deposited plans” and “the deposited sections” mean the plans and sections prepared in triplicate signed on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and marked “Plans and sections referred to in the River Colne Barrier (Wivenhoe) Order 1991”, of which one set is deposited and available for inspection at the office of the Regional Solicitor of the Rivers Authority and one set each at the offices of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and of the Secretary of State for Transport respectively;

“the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Transport acting jointly;

“the river” means the River Colne and includes the bed, banks and foreshore of that river;

“the Rivers Authority” means the National Rivers Authority;

“tidal work” means so much of any work authorised by this Order as is in, on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of mean high-water springs;

“the tribunal” means the Lands Tribunal;

“Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond;

“vessel” means every description of vessel, whether with or without means of propulsion of any kind, and includes anything constructed or used to carry persons, goods, plant or machinery, or to be propelled or moved, on or by water, a seaplane on or in the water and a hovercraft within the meaning of the Hovercraft Act 1968(2);

“watercourse” has the same meaning as in the Land Drainage Act 1976(3);

“the works” means Works Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and any works, apparatus or conveniences (whether temporary or permanent) constructed, provided or installed for the purposes of, those works or any of them.

(2) References in this Order to reference points shall be construed as references to National Grid reference points.

(3) Any reference in this Order to a work identified by a number shall be construed as a reference to the work of that number authorised by this Order.

(1)

1965 c. 56.

(2)

1968 c. 59.

(3)

1976 c. 70.