Paragraph 2 Interpretation

In these byelaws unless the context otherwise requires—

• “alcohol” has the meaning given to it in section 191 (meaning of “alcohol”) of the Licensing Act 2003^f1;

• “authorised person” means—

  1. (a)

     a person acting in the course of that person’s duties who—

     1. (i)

        is an employee, agent, contractor or sub-contractor of the operator; or

     2. (ii)

        is authorised by the operator; or

  2. (b)

     any constable, community support officer or person accredited by or under section 41 (accreditation under community safety accreditation schemes) or 43 (railway safety accreditation scheme) of the Police Reform Act 2002^f2, acting in the execution of that person’s duties upon or in connection with the passenger transit system;

• “the byelaws” means these byelaws;

• “carriage” means each vehicle used for the carriage of passengers carried on a track with side guidance and forming part of the passenger transit system;

• “Central Terminal” means the central terminal at the airport;

• “compulsory ticket area” means any part of the passenger transit system identified by a notice stating that no person may enter there without being in possession of a valid ticket;

• “controlled drugs” has the meaning given to it in section 2 (controlled drugs and their classification) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971^f3;

• “drunk” means being under the influence of alcohol;

• “LLAL” means London Luton Airport Limited, a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 02020381 whose registered office is Hart House Business Centre, Kimpton Road, Luton LU2 0LA;

• “Luton Airport Parkway Station” means Luton Airport Parkway railway station;

• “notice” means a notice given by or on behalf of the operator;

• “operator” means—

  1. (a)

     LLAL; or

  2. (b)

     any person or body granted the authority by LLAL to act as operator in relation to any part of the passenger transit system;

• “passenger transit station” means a station where passengers may purchase tickets for travel on the passenger transit system and enter and alight from carriages;

• “passenger transit system” means the mass passenger transit system linking Luton Airport Parkway Station and the Central Terminal as constructed by LLAL including but not limited to—

  1. (a)

     the stations, passenger embarkation and disembarkation areas, associated public spaces and pedestrian and vehicular access ways and service roads;

  2. (b)

     the track bed, cables, carriages, viaduct, bridge and all other associated plant, equipment, apparatus and facilities; and

  3. (c)

     any other associated structure or building;

• “station” means a station, its passenger embarkation and disembarkation areas, associated public spaces and pedestrian and vehicular access ways forming part of the passenger transit system;

• “ticket” means a ticket authorising the person to whom it is issued to make the journey on the passenger transit system covered by the ticket; and

• “valid ticket” means a ticket lawfully obtained by or on behalf of the person using or attempting to use it and entitling that person to make the journey on the passenger transit system which the person is making or attempting to make.