PART IPRELIMINARY

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Applications Rules” means the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000;

“authorised works” means the scheduled works and any other works authorised by this Order;

“Civil Aviation Authority” means the body corporate called the Civil Aviation Authority constituted by the Civil Aviation Act 1982(1);

“the Company” means AMEC Offshore Wind Power Limited or any person to whom the powers conferred by this Order are transferred in an agreement pursuant to article 19 of this Order;

“the Crown Estate Lease” means the lease to be made between the Crown Estate Commissioners and the Company comprising the areas of the seabed used by the Company in constructing and operating the authorised works;

“the deposited plans” means the plans certified by the Secretary of State as the deposited plans for the purposes of this Order;

“mean sea level” means the average of the averages of the predicted heights of high water spring, high water neap, low water spring and low water neap tides as taken from Admiralty Chart 108 Edition number 6 dated 14th December 2002 resulting in a sea level of 3.9 metres above Skegness Chart Datum which level shall be used for the purposes, and duration, of this Order;

“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation for the scheduled works shown on the deposited plans;

“maintain” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, reconstruct and replace and “maintenance” shall be construed accordingly;

“notice to mariners” includes any notice which may be issued to mariners by the Admiralty, Trinity House, Queen’s Harbourmasters, government departments and harbour and pilotage authorities;

“the relevant coastal authority” means every local planning authority whose area has a boundary which lies within 15 kilometres of any point of the scheduled works;

“scheduled works” means the works specified in Schedule 1 to this Order or any part of them;

“the sections” means the sections certified by the Secretary of State as the sections for the purposes of this Order;

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

“turbine” means a wind turbine generator.

(2) All directions, distances, lengths and points stated in any description of the scheduled works or powers shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such direction, distance, length and point.