Part IPreliminary
Short title
1This Order may be cited as the Western Isles Council (Berneray Causeway) Order 1996.
Interpretation
2(1)In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires—
“the authorised works” means the works (or any of them) described in, and authorised by, section 3 below and includes such works as renewed, replaced or altered under section 4 below, and any works constructed or executed under section 6 below;
“the Council” means the Western Isles Council;
“the deposited plan” and “the deposited sections” mean respectively the plan and sections deposited on or before 20th November 1995 in Parliament, with the proper officer of the Council and with the sheriff clerk of the sheriff court district of Lochmaddy in connection with the application for this Order;
“the level of high water” means the level of mean high-water springs;
“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation shown on the deposited plan;
“tidal work” means so much of any of the authorised works as are on, under or over tidal waters or tidal lands below the level of high water.
(2)All directions, distances, lengths and widths stated in any description of works, powers or lands other than in section 5 below shall be construed as if the words “or thereby” were inserted after each such direction, distance, length and width.
(3)Map reference points specified in this Order shall be construed as references to Ordnance Survey National Grid reference points.