Paragraph 2

In this Schedule–

• “carriageway” has the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980^f1 or in Scotland, the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984^f2;

• “street” means–

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, a street within the meaning of section 48 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991^f3, together with land on the verge of a street or between two carriageways;

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, a road within the meaning of section 107 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, together with land on the verge of a road or between two carriageways;

• “tramway” means a system of transport used wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers and employing parallel rails which–

  1. (a)

     provide support and guidance for vehicles carried on flanged wheels;

  2. (b)

     are laid wholly or mainly along a street or in any other place to which the public has access (including a place to which the public has access only on making a payment);

• “vehicle” includes a mobile traction unit.