Defined term

“watercourse”

Defined in 16 Acts and 123 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
  3. The Associated British Ports (Immingham Green Energy Terminal) Order 2025 SI 2 definitions
  4. The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026 SI
  5. The Blackpool Tramway (Blackpool North Extension) Order 2017 SI
  6. The Boston Alternative Energy Facility Order 2023 SI 2 definitions
  7. The Boston Barrier Order 2017 SI 2 definitions
  8. The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Order 2022 SI 2 definitions
  9. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  10. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 Act 2 definitions
  11. The Chester Guided Busway Order 2002 SI
  12. The Chiltern Railways (Bicester to Oxford Improvements) Order 2012 SI
  13. Control of Pollution Act 1974 Act
  14. The Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025 SI
  15. Crossrail Act 2008 Act 2 definitions
  16. The Crossrail (Kensal Green) Order 2013 SI
  17. The Crossrail (Paddington Station Bakerloo Line Connection) Order 2014 SI
  18. The Crossrail (Plumstead Sidings) Order 2015 SI
  19. The Croxley Rail Link Order 2013 SI
  20. The Daventry International Rail Freight Interchange Alteration Order 2014 SI
  21. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement and 2012 Games Preparation) Order 2007 SI 3 definitions
  22. The Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  23. The Docklands Light Railway (Silvertown and London City Airport Extension) Order 2002 SI
  24. The Docklands Light Railway (Stratford International Extension) Order 2006 SI
  25. The Docklands Light Railway (Woolwich Arsenal Extension) Order 2004 SI 2 definitions
  26. The Dogger Bank South East and West Offshore Wind Farms Order 2026 SI
  27. The Drax Power Station Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Extension Order 2024 SI
  28. The East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange and Highway Order 2016 SI
  29. The East Northamptonshire Resource Management Facility Order 2013 SI
  30. The East Northamptonshire Resource Management Facility Order 2023 SI
  31. Electricity Act 1989 Act
  32. The Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) Regulations 1999 SI
  33. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 SI 2 definitions
  34. Environmental Protection Act 1990 Act
  35. The Felixstowe Branch Line and Ipswich Yard Improvement Order 2008 SI
  36. The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station Order 2015 SI 2 definitions
  37. Flood and Water Management Act 2010 Act
  38. The Gate Burton Energy Park Order 2024 SI
  39. The Greater Manchester (Leigh Busway) Order 2005 SI
  40. The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Media City Extension) Order 2009 SI
  41. The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Depot) Order 2002 SI
  42. The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  43. The Heathrow Express Railway Extension Order 2002 SI
  44. The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025 SI
  45. High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017 Act 2 definitions
  46. High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 Act 2 definitions
  47. The Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020 SI 2 definitions
  48. The Infrastructure Planning (Model Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2009 SI 3 definitions
  49. The Ipswich Barrier Order 2012 SI 2 definitions
  50. The Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2017 SI
  51. The Knottingley Power Plant Order 2015 SI
  52. Knowsley Industrial Park (Rail Terminal) Order 1999 SI
  53. The Lake Lothing (Lowestoft) Third Crossing Order 2020 SI 2 definitions
  54. Land Drainage Act 1976 Act
  55. Land Drainage Act 1991 Act
  56. The Leeds Railway Station (Southern Entrance) Order 2013 SI
  57. The Leeds Supertram (Extension) Order 2001 SI
  58. The Leeds Supertram (Land Acquisition and Road Works) Order 2001 SI
  59. The Leicestershire County Council (Ashby de la Zouch Canal Extension) Order 2005 SI
  60. Local Government Finance Act 1988 Act
  61. The London Gateway Logistics and Commercial Centre Order 2007 SI 2 definitions
  62. The London Overground (Barking Riverside Extension) Order 2017 SI 3 definitions
  63. The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015 SI
  64. The London Underground (East London Line Extension) (No. 2) Order 2001 SI
  65. The London Underground (Northern Line Extension) Order 2014 SI 3 definitions
  66. The Luton Dunstable Translink Order 2006 SI
  67. The Margate Pier (Turner Centre) Order 2005 SI
  68. The Medworth Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Facility Order 2024 SI
  69. The Merseytram (Liverpool City Centre to Kirkby) Order 2005 SI
  70. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016 SI
  71. The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) Order 2005 SI
  72. The Midland Metro (Birmingham Eastside Extension) Order 2020 SI 2 definitions
  73. The Midland Metro (Wednesbury to Brierley Hill and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  74. The Midland Metro (Wolverhampton City Centre Extension) Order 2016 SI
  75. The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 SI
  76. The National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016 SI
  77. The National Grid (King’s Lynn B Power Station Connection) Order 2013 SI
  78. The National Grid (North London Reinforcement Project) Order 2014 SI
  79. The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024 SI 2 definitions
  80. The Network Rail (Buxton Sidings Extension) Order 2017 SI
  81. The Network Rail (Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements) Order 2022 SI 2 definitions
  82. The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020 SI
  83. The Network Rail (Felixstowe Branch Line Improvements – Level Crossings Closure) Order 2018 SI
  84. The Network Rail (Hitchin (Cambridge Junction)) Order 2011 SI
  85. The Network Rail (Hope Valley Capacity) Order 2018 SI
  86. The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 SI
  87. The Network Rail (Huyton) Order 2014 SI
  88. The Network Rail (Ipswich Chord) Order 2012 SI 2 definitions
  89. The Network Rail (Leeds to Micklefield Enhancements) Order 2024 SI
  90. The Network Rail (North Doncaster Chord) Order 2012 SI 2 definitions
  91. The Network Rail (Northumberland Park Level Crossing and Coppermill Lane Level Crossing Closure) Order 2017 SI
  92. The Network Rail (Norton Bridge Area Improvements) Order 2014 SI
  93. The Network Rail (Nuneaton North Chord) Order 2010 SI 2 definitions
  94. The Network Rail (Ordsall Chord) Order 2015 SI
  95. The Network Rail (Redditch Branch Enhancement) Order 2013 SI
  96. The Network Rail (Thameslink 2000) Order 2006 SI 2 definitions
  97. The Network Rail (Tinsley Chord) Order 2015 SI
  98. The Network Rail (Werrington Grade Separation) Order 2018 SI
  99. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2003 SI 2 definitions
  100. The Network Rail (West Coast Main Line) Order 2004 SI 2 definitions
  101. The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013 SI
  102. The North Lincolnshire Green Energy Park Order 2025 SI 2 definitions
  103. The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016 SI 2 definitions
  104. The Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange Order 2019 SI
  105. The Nottingham Express Transit System Order 2009 SI
  106. The Ouseburn Barrage Order 2007 SI 3 definitions
  107. The Piccadilly Line (Heathrow T5 Extension) Order 2002 SI
  108. The Port of Blyth (Battleship Wharf Railway) Order 2006 SI
  109. The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 SI
  110. The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015 SI 2 definitions
  111. The Progress Power (Gas Fired Power Station) Order 2015 SI
  112. The Railtrack (Shortlands Junction) Order 2001 SI
  113. The Reinforcement to the North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Order 2020 SI
  114. The River Humber Gas Pipeline Replacement Order 2016 SI
  115. The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011 SI
  116. The River Tyne (Tunnels) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  117. The Riverside Energy Park Order 2020 SI 2 definitions
  118. The Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 SI
  119. The Rother Valley Railway (Bodiam to Robertsbridge Junction) Order 2023 SI
  120. The Silvertown Tunnel Order 2018 SI
  121. The South Hampshire Rapid Transit Order 2001 SI
  122. The South Hook Combined Heat and Power Plant Order 2014 SI
  123. The South Humber Bank Energy Centre Order 2021 SI 2 definitions
  124. The Steeple Renewables Project Order 2026 SI 2 definitions
  125. The Telford Railfreight Terminal (Donnington) Order 2005 SI 2 definitions
  126. The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014 SI
  127. The Thorpe Marsh Gas Pipeline Order 2016 SI
  128. The Town and Country Planning (Entertainment Resort Complex, Bedford) Special Development (No. 2) Order 2025 SI
  129. The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Second City Crossing) Order 2013 SI
  130. The Transport for Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Trafford Park Extension) Order 2016 SI
  131. The Triton Knoll Electrical System Order 2016 SI
  132. The Viking CCS Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Order 2025 SI 2 definitions
  133. Water Act 1973 Act
  134. Water Act 1989 Act
  135. Water Industry Act 1991 Act
  136. Water Resources Act 1991 Act 8 definitions
  137. Water (Scotland) Act 1980 Act
  138. The White Moss Landfill Order 2015 SI
  139. The Willington C Gas Pipeline Order 2014 SI

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