The River Thames (Hungerford Footbridges) Order 1999

1.—(1) The following provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and Railtrack PLC, have effect.

(2) In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “construction” shall include execution, placing, alteration and reconstruction and “construct” and “constructed” shall be construed accordingly;

  • “engineer” means an engineer appointed by Railtrack PLC for the purpose in question;

  • “plans” shall include sections, designs, drawings, specifications, soil reports, calculations and descriptions (including descriptions of methods of construction), and programmes;

  • “Railtrack” means Railtrack PLC and any associated company of Railtrack PLC which holds property for railway purposes and for this purpose “associated company” means any company which is (within the meaning of section 763 of the Companies Act 1985(1)) the holding company of Railtrack PLC, a subsidiary of Railtrack PLC or another subsidiary of the holding company of Railtrack PLC;

  • “railway property” means any railway belonging to Railtrack PLC and any works, apparatus and equipment of Railtrack connected with any such railway, and includes any land held or used by Railtrack for the purposes of such a railway or such works, apparatus or equipment;

  • “specified work” means so much of any of the authorised works as is situated upon, across, under or over or may in any way affect railway property and which has been notified as a specified work in accordance with paragraph 3(1) below; and

  • “Station” means Railtrack PLC’s Charing Cross Station in the City of Westminster.