Defined term

“construction”

Defined in 16 Acts and 116 statutory instruments.

  1. The Alconbury Airfield (Rail Facilities and Connection to East Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI 2 definitions
  2. The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order 2013 SI 2 definitions
  3. The Associated British Ports (Immingham Green Energy Terminal) Order 2025 SI 4 definitions
  4. The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026 SI
  5. The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023 SI
  6. The Boston Barrier Order 2017 SI
  7. The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Order 2022 SI
  8. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  9. Channel Tunnel Act 1987 Act
  10. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 Act 6 definitions
  11. The Chester Guided Busway Order 2002 SI 4 definitions
  12. The Chiltern Railways (Bicester to Oxford Improvements) Order 2012 SI 3 definitions
  13. The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 SI
  14. The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992 SI
  15. The Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025 SI 2 definitions
  16. Crossrail Act 2008 Act 5 definitions
  17. The Crossrail (Kensal Green) Order 2013 SI
  18. The Croxley Rail Link Order 2013 SI 4 definitions
  19. Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988 Act 2 definitions
  20. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement and 2012 Games Preparation) Order 2007 SI 4 definitions
  21. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement) Order 2005 SI 4 definitions
  22. The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 SI 3 definitions
  23. The Docklands Light Railway (Stratford International Extension) Order 2006 SI 2 definitions
  24. The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 SI 5 definitions
  25. The Dogger Bank South East and West Offshore Wind Farms Order 2026 SI 3 definitions
  26. The East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange and Highway Order 2016 SI
  27. Electricity Act 1989 Act
  28. Energy Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  29. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 SI
  30. The Explosives Regulations 2014 SI
  31. The Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 SI 2 definitions
  32. Gas Act 1986 Act
  33. The Gate Burton Energy Park Order 2024 SI 7 definitions
  34. The Heathrow Express Railway Extension Order 2002 SI 2 definitions
  35. The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025 SI 3 definitions
  36. High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 Act 5 definitions
  37. High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 Act 5 definitions
  38. Highways Act 1980 Act
  39. Holocaust Memorial Act 2026 Act
  40. The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2024 SI 6 definitions
  41. Industry Act 1972 Act
  42. The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 SI 2 definitions
  43. The Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2017 SI
  44. The Knottingley Power Plant Order 2015 SI
  45. Knowsley Industrial Park (Rail Terminal) Order 1999 SI
  46. The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020 SI 3 definitions
  47. The Leeds Railway Station (Southern Entrance) Order 2013 SI 2 definitions
  48. The Leeds Supertram (Land Acquisition and Road Works) Order 2001 SI
  49. The Leicestershire County Council (Ashby de la Zouch Canal Extension) Order 2005 SI
  50. The London Gateway Logistics and Commercial Centre Order 2007 SI 2 definitions
  51. The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 SI 2 definitions
  52. The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015 SI
  53. The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001 SI 3 definitions
  54. The London Underground (Northern Line Extension) Order 2014 SI 4 definitions
  55. The London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009 SI 2 definitions
  56. The Luton Dunstable Translink Order 2006 SI 2 definitions
  57. The Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farms (Amendment) Order 2011 SI
  58. The Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 SI
  59. The Margate Pier (Turner Centre) Order 2005 SI
  60. The Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Order 2024 SI 2 definitions
  61. The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022 SI
  62. The Merseytram (Liverpool City Centre to Kirkby) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  63. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016 SI
  64. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  65. The Midland Metro (Birmingham Eastside Extension) Order 2020 SI 2 definitions
  66. The Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005 SI 3 definitions
  67. The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016 SI 2 definitions
  68. The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets Order 2025 SI
  69. The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 SI
  70. The National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016 SI
  71. The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 SI
  72. The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 SI
  73. The Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 SI 3 definitions
  74. The Network Rail (Cambridgeshire Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2020 SI
  75. The Network Rail (Church Fenton Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2024 SI
  76. The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020 SI
  77. The Network Rail (Essex and Others Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2022 SI
  78. The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 SI 2 definitions
  79. The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 SI 3 definitions
  80. The Network Rail (Ipswich Chord) Order 2012 SI
  81. The Network Rail (Leeds to Micklefield Enhancements) Order 2024 SI
  82. The Network Rail (North Doncaster Chord) Order 2012 SI
  83. The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 2010 SI
  84. The Network Rail (Ordsall Chord) Order 2015 SI 3 definitions
  85. The Network Rail (Redditch Branch Enhancement) Order 2013 SI
  86. The Network Rail (Suffolk Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2020 SI
  87. The Network Rail (Thameslink 2000) Order 2006 SI 3 definitions
  88. The Network Rail (Tinsley Chord) Order 2015 SI
  89. The Network Rail (Werrington Grade Separation) Order 2018 SI
  90. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI 3 definitions
  91. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2004 SI 3 definitions
  92. The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013 SI
  93. The North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Order 2025 SI
  94. The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016 SI
  95. The Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange Order 2019 SI
  96. The Northumberland Line Order 2022 SI 2 definitions
  97. The Nottingham Express Transit System Order 2009 SI 4 definitions
  98. The Ouseburn Barrage Order 2007 SI 2 definitions
  99. Petroleum Act 1998 Act
  100. The Piccadilly Line (Heathrow T5 Extension) Order 2002 SI 3 definitions
  101. The Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2000 SI
  102. Pipe-Lines Act 1962 Act
  103. Planning Act 2008 Act 2 definitions
  104. The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 SI 3 definitions
  105. The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015 SI
  106. The Public Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999 SI
  107. The Railtrack (Shortlands Junction) Order 2001 SI
  108. The Reinforcement to the North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Order 2020 SI 2 definitions
  109. The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016 SI
  110. The River Humber (The Deep Tidal Stream Generator) Order 2011 SI
  111. The River Humber (Upper Burcom Tidal Stream Generator) Order 2008 SI
  112. The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011 SI 7 definitions
  113. The River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005 SI 7 definitions
  114. The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 SI 2 definitions
  115. The Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 SI
  116. The Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023 SI
  117. Shipbuilding Act 1979 Act
  118. The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 SI 3 definitions
  119. The Slough Multifuel Extension Order 2023 SI
  120. The South Hampshire Rapid Transit Order 2001 SI 2 definitions
  121. The Steeple Renewables Project Order 2026 SI 4 definitions
  122. The Telford Railfreight Terminal (Donnington) Order 2005 SI 3 definitions
  123. The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 SI 5 definitions
  124. The Thorpe Marsh Gas Pipeline Order 2016 SI
  125. The Town and Country Planning (Former RAF Airfield Wethersfield) (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers etc.) Special Development Order 2024 SI
  126. The Town and Country Planning (Former RAF Scampton) (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers etc.) Special Development Order 2024 SI
  127. The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 SI
  128. The Triton Knoll Electrical System Order 2016 SI 3 definitions
  129. The Viking CCS Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2025 SI 2 definitions
  130. The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 SI
  131. The Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (England) Regulations 2010 SI
  132. The Willington C Gas Pipeline Order 2014 SI 2 definitions

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