{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/manoeuvres-act-1958/section-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/manoeuvres-act-1958/section-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/7",
  "legislation_title": "Manoeuvres Act 1958",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/manoeuvres-act-1958",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings respectively, that is to say:—\n“authorised forces” has the meaning assigned by subsection (1) of section two of this Act;\n“highway”, in relation to Scotland, means a road within the meaning of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984;\n“local authority” means the council of a county, county borough or county district, or, in relation to Scotland, a county or town council;\n“Manœuvres area”, “Manœuvres Order” and “Manœuvres period” have the meanings respectively assigned by subsection (1) of section one of this Act;\n“Manœuvres commission” has the meaning assigned by subsection (1) of section four of this Act;\n. . ..",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Definition of “highway” inserted (S.) by Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 54, SIF 108), s. 156(1), Sch. 9 para. 50(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Definition of “petty sessions area” repealed (27.9.1999) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 106, 108(3), Sch. 15 Pt. V(1) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2), 36(9))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/7/section/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:13:21.475603+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}