# The Traffic Areas (Reorganisation) Order 1990, Article 3: Interpretation


(1) In this Order—
“the 1968 Act” means the Transport Act 1968;
“the 1981 Act” means the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;
“the 1983 Order” means the Traffic Areas (Reorganisation) (No. 2) Order 1983;
“new area” and “transferred area” shall be construed in accordance with article 4(6);
“goods vehicle operator’s licence” means an operator’s licence within the meaning of section 60(1) of the 1968 Act;
“operating centre”, in relation to a goods vehicle operator’s licence, has the meaning given by section 92 of the 1968 Act and, in relation to a PSV operator’s licence has the meaning given by section 82 of the 1981 Act;
“reorganisation date” has the meaning given by article 4;
“PSV operator’s licence” has the meaning given by section 82(1) of the 1981 Act.
(2) In this Order, a reference to a traffic commissioner for an area, in relation to anything done before section 3 of the Transport Act 1985 came into force, includes a reference to the traffic commissioners or the chairman of the traffic commissioners for the area (as appropriate).
(3) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to—
(a) a numbered article is a reference to the article bearing that number in this Order;
(b) a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the article in which it appears.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/288/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/traffic-areas-reorganisation-order-1990/article-3
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