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PART 12 E+W STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS ETC.

Interpretation of terms relating to statutory undertakers E+W

303 Meaning of “statutory undertaker” and “statutory undertaking” E+W

(1) In this Act “statutory undertaker” means—

(a) a person authorised by an enactment to carry on—

(i) a railway, light railway, tramway or road transport undertaking,

(ii) a water transport, canal or inland navigation undertaking, or

(iii) a dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking;

(b) a relevant airport operator;

(c) the Civil Aviation Authority;

(d) an air traffic licensee carrying out activities authorised by the licence;

(e) a universal postal service provider in connection with the provision of a universal postal service;

(f) an electricity licensee;

(g) a gas transporter;

(h) a person authorised by an enactment to carry on an undertaking for the supply of hydraulic power;

(i) a water undertaker or sewerage undertaker;

(j) Natural Resources Wales;

(k) the Environment Agency.

(2) In this Act “statutory undertaking” means the undertaking of a statutory undertaker, but—

(a) references to the statutory undertaking of a relevant airport operator are to an airport to which Part 5 of the Airports Act 1986 (c. 31) applies;

(b) the undertaking of a person who is an air traffic licensee is a statutory undertaking only so far as it is the person’s undertaking as a licensee;

(c) the undertaking of a universal postal service provider is a statutory undertaking only so far as it relates to the provision of a universal postal service.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 303 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)