Paragraph 1

For the purposes of regulation 60 and this Schedule the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them:—

• “authorised use” means the use, authorised under regulation 60, of a motor vehicle owned by the member of a police force concerned for the purposes of his duties as a member of that force or, where he has been statutorily transferred from one force to another force, as a member of either of those forces, and “period of authorised use” means the period during which such use is authorised;

• “cyclinder capacity” means the cylinder capacity of the engine of a vehicle calculated in accordance with the regulations from time to time in force under the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971^f1;

• “motor bicycle” means a mechanically propelled bicycle (including a motor scooter, a bicycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power and a mechanically propelled bicycle used for drawing a sidecar);

• “motor car” means a mechanically propelled vehicle other than a motor bicycle and, accordingly, includes a mechanically propelled tricycle;

• “year” means a period of twelve months beginning on such date as may be determined by the police authority;

and a reference to a motor vehicle owned by a member of a police force is a reference to such a vehicle kept and used by him.