Defined term

“highway”

Defined in 27 Acts and 133 statutory instruments.

  1. The Alconbury Airfield (Rail Facilities and Connection to East Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI
  2. Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 Act 2 definitions
  3. The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order 2013 SI
  4. The Associated British Ports (Immingham Green Energy Terminal) Order 2025 SI 2 definitions
  5. The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026 SI
  6. The Blackpool Tramway (Blackpool North Extension) Order 2017 SI
  7. The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023 SI 2 definitions
  8. The Boston Barrier Order 2017 SI
  9. The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Order 2022 SI
  10. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Order 2005 SI
  11. Channel Tunnel Act 1987 Act
  12. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 Act 2 definitions
  13. The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Stratford Station and Subsidiary Works) Order 2001 SI
  14. The Chester Guided Busway Order 2002 SI
  15. The Chiltern Railways (Bicester to Oxford Improvements) Order 2012 SI
  16. The Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross Compliance) (England) Regulations 2004 SI
  17. The Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 2009 SI
  18. Control of Pollution Act 1974 Act 2 definitions
  19. The Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025 SI
  20. Crossrail Act 2008 Act
  21. The Crossrail (Kensal Green) Order 2013 SI
  22. The Crossrail (Paddington Station Bakerloo Line Connection) Order 2014 SI
  23. The Crossrail (Plumstead Sidings) Order 2015 SI
  24. The Croxley Rail Link Order 2013 SI
  25. The Daventry International Rail Freight Interchange Alteration Order 2014 SI
  26. The Delegation of Functions (Strategic Highways Companies) (England) Regulations 2015 SI
  27. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement and 2012 Games Preparation) Order 2007 SI 2 definitions
  28. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  29. The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 SI 2 definitions
  30. The Docklands Light Railway (Stratford International Extension) Order 2006 SI 2 definitions
  31. The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 SI 2 definitions
  32. The Dogger Bank South East and West Offshore Wind Farms Order 2026 SI
  33. The Drax Power Station Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Extension Order 2024 SI
  34. The East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange and Highway Order 2016 SI
  35. The East Northamptonshire Resource Management Facility Order 2013 SI
  36. The East Northamptonshire Resource Management Facility Order 2023 SI 2 definitions
  37. Environmental Protection Act 1990 Act
  38. The Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 SI
  39. The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station Order 2015 SI
  40. The Gate Burton Energy Park Order 2024 SI
  41. The GLA Roads (Continuity of Orders etc.) Order 2000 SI
  42. Government of Wales Act 2006 Act
  43. The Greater Manchester (Leigh Busway) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  44. The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Depot) Order 2002 SI
  45. The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025 SI
  46. High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 Act
  47. High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 Act
  48. Highways Act 1980 Act
  49. Housing Associations Act 1985 Act
  50. The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2024 SI 3 definitions
  51. The Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020 SI
  52. Infrastructure Act 2015 Act
  53. The Infrastructure Planning (Model Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2009 SI 4 definitions
  54. The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 SI
  55. The Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2017 SI
  56. The Knottingley Power Plant Order 2015 SI
  57. The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020 SI
  58. Land Compensation Act 1973 Act
  59. The Late Night Levy (Application and Administration) Regulations 2012 SI
  60. The Leeds Railway Station (Southern Entrance) Order 2013 SI
  61. The Leeds Supertram (Extension) Order 2001 SI
  62. The Leeds Supertram (Land Acquisition and Road Works) Order 2001 SI
  63. The Leicestershire County Council (Ashby de la Zouch Canal Extension) Order 2005 SI
  64. Local Government Act 1985 Act
  65. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 Act
  66. Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 Act 2 definitions
  67. The London Gateway Logistics and Commercial Centre Order 2007 SI
  68. The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 SI
  69. The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015 SI 2 definitions
  70. The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001 SI
  71. The London Underground (Northern Line Extension) Order 2014 SI 2 definitions
  72. The London Underground (Victoria Station Upgrade) Order 2009 SI
  73. The Luton Dunstable Translink Order 2006 SI 2 definitions
  74. The Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Order 2024 SI 2 definitions
  75. The Merseytram (Liverpool City Centre to Kirkby) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  76. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Edgbaston Extension Land Acquisition) Order 2019 SI
  77. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016 SI
  78. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) Order 2005 SI
  79. The Midland Metro (Birmingham Eastside Extension) Order 2020 SI
  80. The Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005 SI
  81. The Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Land Acquisition) Order 2020 SI
  82. The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016 SI
  83. The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 SI
  84. The National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016 SI
  85. The National Grid (King’s Lynn B Power Station Connection) Order 2013 SI
  86. The National Grid (North London Reinforcement Project) Order 2014 SI 2 definitions
  87. The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 SI
  88. The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 SI
  89. The Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 SI
  90. The Network Rail (Chart Leacon) Order 2021 SI
  91. The Network Rail (Church Fenton Level Crossing Reduction) Order 2024 SI 2 definitions
  92. The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020 SI
  93. The Network Rail (Felixstowe Branch Line Improvements – Level Crossings Closure) Order 2018 SI
  94. The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011 SI
  95. The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 SI
  96. The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 SI
  97. The Network Rail (Huyton) Order 2014 SI
  98. The Network Rail (Ipswich Chord) Order 2012 SI
  99. The Network Rail (Leeds to Micklefield Enhancements) Order 2024 SI 2 definitions
  100. The Network Rail (London to Corby) (Land Acquisition) Order 2020 SI
  101. The Network Rail (North Doncaster Chord) Order 2012 SI
  102. The Network Rail (Norton Bridge Area Improvements) Order 2014 SI
  103. The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 2010 SI
  104. The Network Rail (Ordsall Chord) Order 2015 SI
  105. The Network Rail (Oxford Station Phase 2 Improvements (Land Only)) (No. 2) Order 2022 SI
  106. The Network Rail (Oxford Station Phase 2 Improvements (Land Only)) Order 2022 SI
  107. The Network Rail (Redditch Branch Enhancement) Order 2013 SI
  108. The Network Rail (Teddington Station Access for All) Order 2021 SI
  109. The Network Rail (Thameslink 2000) Order 2006 SI
  110. The Network Rail (Werrington Grade Separation) Order 2018 SI
  111. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI
  112. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2004 SI
  113. The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013 SI
  114. The North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Order 2025 SI
  115. The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016 SI
  116. The Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange Order 2019 SI
  117. The Northumberland Line Order 2022 SI
  118. The Nottingham Express Transit System Order 2009 SI 2 definitions
  119. Occupiers Liability Act 1984 Act
  120. The Ouseburn Barrage Order 2007 SI
  121. Planning Act 2008 Act
  122. Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 Act
  123. The Port of Blyth (Battleship Wharf Railway) Order 2006 SI
  124. The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 SI
  125. The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015 SI
  126. The Progress Power (Gas Fired Power Station) Order 2015 SI
  127. Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 Act
  128. The Reinforcement to the North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Order 2020 SI
  129. The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016 SI
  130. The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011 SI
  131. The River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005 SI
  132. The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 SI
  133. The Rixton and Warburton Bridge Order 2024 SI
  134. The Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 SI
  135. The Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023 SI 2 definitions
  136. Severn Bridges Act 1992 Act
  137. The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 SI 2 definitions
  138. The South Hampshire Rapid Transit Order 2001 SI
  139. The South Hook Combined Heat and Power Plant Order 2014 SI
  140. The South Humber Bank Energy Centre Order 2021 SI
  141. The Steeple Renewables Project Order 2026 SI
  142. The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 SI 2 definitions
  143. The Thorpe Marsh Gas Pipeline Order 2016 SI
  144. The Thurrock Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2005 SI
  145. Town and Country Planning Act 1971 Act
  146. Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Act
  147. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 SI
  148. The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 SI
  149. Transport Act 1981 Act
  150. The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2006 SI
  151. The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Second City Crossing) Order 2013 SI 2 definitions
  152. The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 SI 2 definitions
  153. The Triton Knoll Electrical System Order 2016 SI
  154. The Viking CCS Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2025 SI 2 definitions
  155. Water Act 1989 Act
  156. Water Industry Act 1991 Act
  157. Water Resources Act 1991 Act
  158. The West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2006 SI
  159. The White Moss Landfill Order 2015 SI
  160. The Willington C Gas Pipeline Order 2014 SI

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