# The A13 Trunk Road (Tower Hamlets) Red Route (Bus Priority) Traffic Order 1999, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
(a) a reference to an article or schedule followed by a number is a reference to the article of, or schedule to, this Order so numbered;
(b) causing includes permitting;
(c) “carriageway” has the same meaning as in section 329(1) of the Highways Act 1980; and
(d) “vehicle” includes part of a vehicle;
(e) “bus”, “local bus”, “pedal cycle”, “taxi”, “traffic lane”, “contra-flow” and “with-flow lane” have the meanings given in the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994;
(f) “bus lane” means a traffic lane on a length of road which is specified in column (2) in the table in schedule 1 and in respect of which traffic signs are in place indicating the controls specified in this Order;
(g) “bus-only route” means an area of road which is specified in column (2) in the table in schedule 2 and in respect of which traffic signs are in place indicating the controls specified in this Order;
(h) “dial-a-ride bus” means a vehicle—
(i) displaying so as to be conspicuous on the outside of the vehicle a logo in a form approved by or with the authority of the Traffic Director for London and containing the words “dial-a-ride”; and
(ii) constructed or adapted for the carriage of disabled persons and their companions and which is being used to provide a service for the carriage of such persons;
(i) “times of operation” means
in relation to a bus lane specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 1, the times specified in column (3) of that item, and
in relation to a bus-only route specified in an item in column (2) of the table in schedule 2, the times specified in column (3) of that item;
(j) an entry in column (3), (4) or (5) of an item in the table in schedule 1 or 2 applies to that column in subsequent items in that table.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3051/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a13-trunk-road-tower-hamlets-red-route-bus-priority-traffic-order-1999/article-2
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