Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

14 E+W In this Schedule—

• “building” includes any structure or erection and any part of a building as so defined, but does not include any fence or wall, or anything which is a means of access as defined by section 34; and for this purpose “structure” includes any tent, caravan or other temporary or moveable structure;

• “development” and “minerals” have the same meaning as in the M1 Town and Country Planning Act 1990;

• “ploughing” and “drilling” include respectively agricultural or forestry operations similar to ploughing and agricultural or forestry operations similar to drilling;

• “statutory undertaker” means—

  (a)

  a person authorised by any enactment to carry on any railway, light railway, tramway, road transport, water transport, canal, inland navigation, dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertaking or any undertaking for the supply of hydraulic power,

  (b)

  any public gas transporter, within the meaning of Part I of the M2 Gas Act 1986,

  (c)

  any water or sewerage undertaker,

  (d)

  any holder of a licence under section 6(1) of the M3 Electricity Act 1989, or

  (e)

  the Environment Agency, [F1 a universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000) in connection with the provision of a universal postal service (within the meaning of that Act)][F2 , the Civil Aviation Authority or a person who holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000 (to the extent that the person is carrying out activities authorised by the licence)];

• “statutory undertaking” means—

  (a)

  the undertaking of a statutory undertaker [F3 (which, in the case of a universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000), means his undertaking so far as relating to the provision of a universal postal service (within the meaning of that Act) [F4 and, in the case of a person who holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000, means that person’s undertaking as licence holder])], or

  (b)

  an airport to which Part V of the M4 Airports Act 1986 applies.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 14: words in definition of “statutory undertaker” in para. (e) substituted (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 136(1)(2)

F2 Sch. 1 para. 14: words in definition of “statutory undertaker” in para. (e) substituted (21.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/4050, art. 2, Sch. Pt. II para. 9(a)

F3 Sch. 1 para. 14: words in definition of “statutory undertaking” inserted (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 136)(1)(3)

F4 Sch. 1 para. 14: words in definition of “statutory undertaking” in para. (a) inserted (21.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/4050, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 9(b)

Marginal Citations

M1 1990 c. 8.

M2 1986 c. 44.

M3 1989 c. 29.

M4 1986 c. 31.