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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2005/section-53",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2005/section-53.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2005/12",
  "legislation_title": "Transport (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transport-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/53",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "53",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In Part 1 of this Act, “council” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).\n(2) In Part 2 of this Act—\n“authorised person” has the meaning given in section 18A(1),\n“the Commissioner” has the meaning given by section 16 above;\n“the 1984 Act” means the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984, and\n“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22).\n(3) Expressions used in Part 2 of this Act and in the 1991 Act have, in this Act, the same meaning as in that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 53(2) inserted (1.4.2024) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 17), s. 130(2), sch. para. 7(4)(a) (with s. 126); S.S.I. 2023/250, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 53(2) inserted (1.4.2024) by Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 17), s. 130(2), sch. para. 7(4)(b) (with s. 126); S.S.I. 2023/250, sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 53 in force at 10.10.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/454, art. 2, Sch. 2"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:23.162086+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."
}