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Article 2 Interpretation

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

In this Order—

  • “fairground equipment” means—

    1. (a)

      any fairground ride; or

    2. (b)

      any similar equipment which is designed to be in motion solely for entertainment purposes with members of the public on or inside it;

  • “heritage or tourist network” means a network named or described in the Schedule or within the grounds of a place named or described in the Schedule;

  • “mine” has the same meaning as in section 180 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954f1;

  • “network” means any permanent way or other means of guiding or supporting rail vehiclesf2 or any section of it;

  • “quarry” has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Quarries Regulations 1999f3;

  • “traffic day” means a period of 24 hours starting at 3am.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1954 c. 70; see section 180 which was amended by S.I. 1974/2013, 1993/1897 and 1999/2024.

f2

“rail vehicle” is defined in sections 46(6) and 68(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; the definition in section 46(6) is amended by section 6(2)(b) of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and SI 2008/1746.

f3

S.I. 1999/2024, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order; see regulation 3. Regulation 3(2)(c) provides that “quarry” does not include certain types of railway line.