Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1961 Act” means the Land Compensation Act 1961(1);
“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(2);
“address” includes any number or address used for the purposes of electronic transmission;
“authorised works” means the railway and any other works authorised by this Order;
“the Commissioners” means the Blyth Harbour Commissioners;
“the deposited plans” and “the deposited sections” mean the plans and sections certified by the Secretary of State as the deposited plans and sections prepared in pursuance of rule 12(1) and (3) respectively of the Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2000 for the purposes of this Order;
“electronic transmission” means a communication transmitted—
by means of an electronic communications network; or
by other means but while in electronic form;
“highway” and “highway authority” have the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980(3);
“the limits of deviation” means the limits of deviation for the railway shown on the deposited plans;
“maintain” includes inspect, repair, adjust, alter, remove, reconstruct and replace, and “maintenance” shall be construed accordingly;
“Network Rail” means Network Rail Infrastructure Limited;
“the railway” means the railway authorised to be constructed by article 5(1) or any part of it;
“the street” means North Blyth Road in the district of Wansbeck and includes part of that road;
“street authority”, in relation to the street, has the same meaning as in Part III of the 1991 Act; and
“watercourse” includes all rivers, streams, ditches, drains, cuts, culverts, dykes, sluices, sewers and passages through which water flows except a public sewer or drain.
(2) All points, lengths and other measurements stated in the Order (other than the limits of deviation) shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each such point, length or other measurement.