# Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967, Section 81: Interpretation.

Extent: N.I.

(1) In this Act—
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“the 2009 Regulation (EU)” means Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC, as that Regulation has effect in EU law;
“Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009” means Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 , as that Regulation has effect in EU law;
“appointed day” means, in relation to any provision of this Act, such day as may be appointed under section 83(2) for the coming into operation of that provision;
“the Authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 68(1);
“bus operator's licence” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4(1);
Definition rep. by 1984 NI 15
“the Council” means the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
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“the Holding Company” has the meaning assigned to it by section 47(1);
“Interbus” means the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) originally concluded in Brussels on 30th June 2001 and as acceded to by the United Kingdom by instrument of accession deposited on 29th October 2020;
“the Lands Tribunal” means the Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland;
Definition rep. by 1984 NI 15
“the Minister” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(2);
“the Ministry” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(4);
“motor vehicle” means a road vehicle moved, propelled or drawn by mechanical or electrical power;
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“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
“railway services” and “railway undertaking” have the meanings assigned to them by section 55;
“road”, …, has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic [ (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 1981 NI 1];
“road authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 42 of the Roads Act (Northern Ireland) 1948 1948 c.28;
“RPT Chapter” means Title II of Heading Three of Part Two (transport of passengers by road) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, together with—
(a)Annexes 32, 33 and 34 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and
(b)Articles 124, 135 and 137 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, so far as applying to that Title;
“RSR Protocol” means the Protocol to Interbus regarding the international regular and special regular carriage of passengers by coach and bus;
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“stage services” means bus services within the meaning of section 14(7) of the Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 1966 c.21;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1( f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 1954 c.33;
“subsidiary”, in relation to the Holding Company, has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;
“Trade and Cooperation Agreement” has the meaning given in section 37(1) of the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020;
“transport manager” means a person who effectively and continuously manages the transport activities of a road passenger transport operator.
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(2) Any reference in this act to an inspector appointed under Part IV shall be construed in accordance with paragraph (4) of Article 74 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (appointment of vehicle examiners).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/37/section/81 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transport-act-northern-ireland-1967/section-81
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