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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2010/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2010/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2010/14",
  "legislation_title": "Roads (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2010",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part 1",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“condition” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(2)(d);\n“in”, in the context of referring to works in a road, includes a reference to works under, over, across, along or upon a road;\n“permit” is to be construed in accordance with section 1(2);\n“permit scheme” is to be construed in accordance with section 1;\n“permit regulations” is to be construed in accordance with section 3;\n“prescribed” means prescribed, or of a description prescribed, by permit regulations;\n“road” means—\n(a)a road within the meaning of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 15); and\n(b)anything which (not being such a road) is a street within the meaning of the Street Works Order;\n“the Street Works Order” means the Street Works (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 19);\n“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33);\n“works” includes—\n(a)street works within the meaning of the Street Works Order; and\n(b)works for road purposes and major road works within the meaning of that Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2010/14/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:02.909647+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."
}