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Section 3 Interpretation.

In this Act—

  • “local authority” means—

    1. (i)

      the council of any F1district; and

    2. (ii)

      any joint board or joint committee which is constituted so as to include among its members representatives of a district,

    and the expression “constituent authority”, in relation to any such joint board or joint committee as aforesaid, means the council of any district represented on the board or committee;

  • “public service vehicle” means an express carriage, a stage carriage, a tramcar or a trolley vehicle, and “public service vehicle undertaking” shall be construed accordingly;

  • C1“express carriage”, “stage carriage”, “tramcar” and “trolley vehicle” have the same respective meanings as in the M1Road Traffic Act 1930;

  • “qualified persons” has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (2) of section one of this Act; and

  • “travel concession” means the reduction or waiver of a fare or charge, either absolutely or subject to terms, limitations, or conditions.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word “district” substituted for words “county borough or county district” by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 186(5)

Marginal citations

M1

1930 c. 43.

Modifications

C1

Expressions (a) “express carriage” and “stage carriage” and (b) “tramcar” to be construed in accordance with Road Traffic Act 1960 (c. 16): ibid (a) s. 265(1) and (b) Sch. 19 para. 3