# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 11: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In this Schedule—
“carriageway” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (see section 329(1) of that Act);
“cycle track” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (see section 329(1) of that Act);
“English local transport authority” means—
(a) a local transport authority (which has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000 — see section 108(4) of that Act) in England, and
(b) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
“footway” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (see section 329(1) of that Act);
“highway maintainable at the public expense” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (see section 328 of that Act);
“motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (see sections 136 to 140 of that Act);
“parking” includes stopping (and “parked” is to be construed accordingly);
“parking prohibition” means a prohibition on the parking of motor vehicles imposed by an English local transport authority through the exercise of a power conferred by parking regulations;
“parking regulations” means regulations made under paragraph 1(1);
“relevant highway” means any length of highway maintainable at the public expense, but does not include any special road;
“special road” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980 (see section 329(1) of that Act);
“unitary district council” means the council for a non-metropolitan district for which there is no county council;
“verge” means any part of a relevant highway which is not a carriageway, footway or cycle track.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/32/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-32/paragraph-11
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