Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “appointed person” has the meaning given in section 23 of the Severn Bridges Act 1992^f1;

• “goods vehicle” has the meaning given in Schedule 1 to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016^f2;

• “length of carriageway” means—

  1. (a)

     the westbound carriageway of the M48 from a point 239 metres west of the tip of the nosing of the westbound entry slip road at junction 1 (Aust) to a point 47 metres west of the mechanical joint at the western end of the M48 Severn Bridge; and

  2. (b)

     the eastbound carriageway of the M48 from a point 47 metres west of the mechanical joint at the western end of the M48 Severn Bridge to a point 239 metres west of the tip of the nosing of the westbound entry slip road at junction 1 (Aust);

• “M48” means the M48 motorway;

• “maximum gross weight” has the meaning given in Schedule 1 to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016;

• “period of danger” means the period starting at 00:01 hours on Tuesday 27th May 2025 and ending when the likelihood of danger has ended or after 18 months, whichever is sooner;

• “tip of the nosing” means the first point where an entry slip road joins the carriageway of a motorway or the last point where an exit slip road leaves the carriageway of a motorway.